Purple Finches
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The Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus, is a small finch.
This is the state bird of New Hampshire.
Description:
Adults have a short forked brown tail and brown wings.
Adult males are raspberry red on the head, breast, back and rump; their back is streaked.
Adult females have light brown upperparts and white underparts with dark brown streaks throughout; they have a white line on the face above the eye.
Breeding / Range:
Their breeding habitat is coniferous and mixed forest in Canada and the northeastern United States, as well as various wooded areas along the U.S. Pacific coast. They nest on a horizontal branch or in a fork of a tree.
Birds from northern Canada migrate to the southern United States; other birds are permanent residents.
This bird has been displaced from some habitat by House Sparrows and then the introduction of House Finches in the east.
Diet / Feeding:
These birds forage in trees and bushes, sometimes in ground vegetation. They mainly eat seeds, berries and insects. They are fond of sunflower seeds, millet,and thistle.
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