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Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
42.3529, -71.5559
Field Notes
Description:
General: 5.5 to 6.5 inches in length.
Male: Purple-red head, breast, back and rump. Off-white underparts. Brown wings and tail. Streaked back. White undertail coverts. Brownish conical bill. Short, forked tail. Immature males resemble females.
Female: Brown overall. Brown crown and cheek patch contrasting with pale stripe behind its eye and a dark malar streak. Heavily brown and white streaked underparts.
Habitat:
Mixed coniferous woodland.
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