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Carpodacus purpureus

(California Purple Finch)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

California Purple Finch, Eastern Purple Finch, Gray Linnet, Linnet, Purple Finch, Purple Grosbeak, Purple Linnet, Red Linnet

Common Names in French:

Roselin Pourprè, Roselin Pourpré, Roselin Pourpré

Common Names in German:

Purpurgimpel

Common Names in Japanese:

ムラサキマシコ

Common Names in Spanish:

Pinzón Purpúreo

Description

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Physical Description

Adult Female: Face : Eyeline: whitish Malar : brown Body: Underparts: grayish-white with brown streaks Upperparts: brown-gray with whitish streaks Tail: Shape : deeply notched.Adult Male: Head : bright rosy red Crown: rosy red with brown streaks Ear Coverts: brown Face: Eyebrow Line : rosy Lores : brown Body: Back: rosy red with brown streaks Belly: white Rump : bright rosy red Tail: Undertail Coverts: white.

Color:

Male: · Purplish-red head , breast, back and rump · Streaked back · White undertail coverts · Brown wings and tail · Immature male resembles female

Female: · Brown crown and cheek patch contrasting with pale supercilium and malar streak · Heavily streaked underparts · Brown upperparts

Size/Age/Growth

About 5.5 to 6.25 inches long, with a wingspan of 9.25 to 10.5 inches. Adults weigh about 1.2 ounces .

Habitat

Vegetation: gallery forests, tropical deciduous forests, tropical lowland evergreen forest, pine forests • Maximum Elevation: 2,500 meters • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: Low

Ecology: List of Habitats : 1.4 Forest - Temperate

Biology

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Diet

Almost Exclusively: Flowers Fruit Seeds. Lesser Quantities of: Insects

Reproduction

Migration

Northern birds migrate

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.

Similar Species

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Cassin's Finch, House Finch

Members of the genus Carpodacus

There are approximately 82 species in this genus:

C. amplus · C. californicus · C. casinii · C. cassini · C. cassinii (Cassin's Purple Finch) · C. crassirostris · C. dubius · C. edwardsi · C. edwardsii (Dark-Rumped Rosefinch) · C. edwardsii edwardsii (Dark-Rumped Rosefinch) · C. edwardsii rubicunda · C. eos (Stresemann's Rosefinch) · C. erithrinus · C. erythrinus (Scarlet Rosefinch) · C. erythrinus erythrinus (Scarlet Rosefinch) · C. erythrinus ferghanensis · C. erythrinus grebnitskii · C. erythrinus kubanensis · C. erythrinus roseatus · C. frontalis · C. grandis · C. haemorrhous · C. mcgregori · C. mexicanus (Mcgregor's House Finch) · C. mexicanus amplus · C. mexicanus centralis · C. mexicanus clementis (House Finch) · C. mexicanus coccineus · C. mexicanus frontalis (House Finch) · C. mexicanus griscomi · C. mexicanus mcgregori · C. mexicanus mexicanus (Mcgregor's House Finch) · C. mexicanus potosinus (House Finch) · C. mexicanus roseipectus · C. mexicanus ruberrimus (House Finch) · C. mongolicus · C. nipalensis (Dark-Breasted Rosefinch) · C. nipalensis kangrae · C. nipalensis nipalensis (Dark-Breasted Rosefinch) · C. pulcherrimus (Beautiful Rosefinch) · C. pulcherrimus argyrophrys · C. pulcherrimus pulcherrimus (Beautiful Rosefinch) · C. puniceus (Rose-Breasted Rosefinch) · C. puniceus puniceus (Rose-Breasted Rosefinch) · C. pupureus · C. purpureus (California Purple Finch) · C. purpureus californicus (Purple Finch) · C. purpureus nesophilus · C. purpureus purpureus (California Purple Finch) · C. rhodochlamys (Red-Mantled Rosefinch) · C. rhodochlamys grandis · C. rhodochlamys rhodochlamys (Red-Mantled Rosefinch) · C. rhodochrous (Pink-Browed Rosefinch) · C. rhodocolpus · C. rhodopeplus (Spot-Winged Rosefinch) · C. roborowskii (Tibetan Rosefinch) · C. rodochroa (Pink-Browed Rosefinch) · C. rodochrous (Pink-Browed Rosefinch) · C. rodopeplus (Spot-Winged Rosefinch) · C. rodopeplus rodopeplus (Spot-Winged Rosefinch) · C. rodopeplus verreauxii · C. roseus (Pallas's Rosefinch) · C. rubescens (Blanford's Rosefinch) · C. rubicilla (Caucasian Great Rosefinch) · C. rubicilla rubicilla (Caucasian Great Rosefinch) · C. rubicilla severtzovi · C. rubicilloides (Eastern Great Rosefinch) · C. rubicilloides lucifer · C. sanguinolentus · C. severtzovi · C. synoicus (Sinai Rosefinch) · C. synoicus synoicus · C. thura (White-Browed Rosefinch) · C. thura blythi · C. thura dubius · C. thura femininus · C. thura thura (White-Browed Rosefinch) · C. trifasciatus (Three-Banded Rosefinch) · C. vinaceus (Vinaceous Rosefinch) · C. vinaceus formosana · C. vinaceus formosanus · C. vinaceus vinaceus (Vinaceous Rosefinch)

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 10, 2008:

Identifiers

Last Revised: 2009-06-20