PURPLE FINCH, Fringilla purpurea, Wils ... Nostrils basal, roundish, open, partially concealed by the feathers. Head rather large. Neck short and thick. Body full. Legs of moderate size; tarsus of the ...

Scientific Name: Haemorhous mexicanus Family: Finch House finch vs purple finch ... The red pigment in the feathers is affected by what the finch eats, so there might have been deficiencies ...

Not really purple, more of an old-rose color is the male Purple Finch. This species is common in the North and East, and along the Pacific seaboard, but it is very rare in much of the Rocky Mountains ...