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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 true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches generally have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and nuts and often have colourful plumage. Finches generally have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and nuts and often have colourful plumage.
The American rosefinches that form the genus Haemorhous are a group of passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae. As the name implies ("haemo" means "blood" in Greek), various shades of red are characteristic plumage colors of this group. They are found throughout the North American continent.
The house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) is a North American bird in the finch family.It is native to Mexico and southwestern United States, but has since been introduced to the eastern part of North America and Hawaii; it is now found year-round in all parts of the United States and most of Mexico, with some residing near the border of Canada.
They found that the three North American rosefinches, namely Cassin's finch, purple finch, and house finch, formed a separate clade that was not closely related to the Palearctic rosefinches. They proposed moving the three species to a separate genus Haemorhous . [ 7 ]
Gray-crowned rosy-finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis (A) Black rosy-finch, Leucosticte atrata (A) House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus (n) Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus. Eastern (purpureus) group (A) Cassin's finch, Haemorhous cassinii (n) Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea (A) Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra (n) White-winged crossbill, Loxia ...
Eight species of finches have been recorded in Georgia. Evening grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus (R) House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus (native to the southwestern U.S.; introduced in the east) Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea (R) Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus; Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra; White-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (R)
Song of common rosefinch. The common rosefinch is 13–15 cm (5.1–5.9 in) in length. [6] It has a stout and conical bill. The mature male has brilliant rosy-carmine head, breast and rump; heavy bill; dark brown wings with two indistinct bars, and a white belly.