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The purple finch was designated the state bird of New Hampshire in 1957. [13] The New Hampshire red hen (breed of domestic chicken) was also proposed, but was not chosen in favor of the purple finch. [14] In 1763, Richard Brookes made the description of the female purple finch in Mexico with the name of "chiantototl" (chia seed bird). [15]
The house finch is a moderate-sized finch, 12.5 to 15 cm (5 to 6 in) long, with a wingspan of 20 to 25 cm (8 to 10 in). Body mass can vary from 16 to 27 g (9 ⁄ 16 to 15 ⁄ 16 oz), with an average weight of 21 g (3 ⁄ 4 oz).
Within the genus the House Finch is the outgroup, meaning the Purple and Cassin's finches are more closely related to one another than either is to the House Finch. [ 5 ] Species
Gray-crowned rosy-finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis (A) [8] House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus (Native to the southwestern U.S.; introduced in the east) Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus; Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea (R) Hoary redpoll, Acanthis hornemanni (A) Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra (R) White-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (R)
The family Fringillidae are the "true" finches. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 239 species in the family, distributed among three subfamilies and 50 genera. Confusingly, only 79 of the species include "finch" in their common names, and several other families include species called finches.
Purple finch: Carpodacus purpureus: 1957 [35] New Jersey: Eastern goldfinch (American goldfinch) Spinus tristis tristis: 1935 [36] New Mexico: Greater roadrunner: Geococcyx californianus: 1949 [37] New York: Eastern bluebird: Sialia sialis: 1970 [38] North Carolina: Northern cardinal: Cardinalis cardinalis: 1943 [39] North Dakota: Western ...
House finch (male) House finch (female) American goldfinch (male) American goldfinch (female) Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae. Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries.
Black rosy-finch, Leucosticte atrata (A) House finch , Haemorhous mexicanus (native to the southwestern U.S.; introduced in the east) Purple finch , Haemorhous purpureus