Purple Finch
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(New page: image: PurpleFinch.jpg '''Common Name:''' Purple Finch '''Scientific Name:''' Carpodacus purpureus '''Size:''' 5-6 inches (12-15 cm) '''Habitat:''' Western and Eastern Coasts of t...) |
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'''Size:''' 5-6 inches (12-15 cm) | '''Size:''' 5-6 inches (12-15 cm) | ||
- | '''Habitat:''' Western and Eastern Coasts of the United States. | + | '''Habitat:''' North America; Western and Eastern Coasts of the United States. Found in conifer forests and outskirts of urban settings. |
- | '''Status:''' Populations are declining. On the East Coasts, declines are due to competition with the introduced House Finch and House Sparrow. | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 3,000,000 mature individuals. Populations are declining. On the East Coasts, declines are due to competition with the introduced House Finch and House Sparrow. |
'''Diet:''' Seed, flowers and occasionally fruit and insect, | '''Diet:''' Seed, flowers and occasionally fruit and insect, | ||
The west coast purple finches have duller colors and have a slightly different wing shape than its east coast cousins. Easy Coasters are a wider variety of song and are more leisurely in sing it. | The west coast purple finches have duller colors and have a slightly different wing shape than its east coast cousins. Easy Coasters are a wider variety of song and are more leisurely in sing it. | ||
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