• Synonyms Linnet, Purple Linnet
  • Old latin name for bird Fringilla purpurea, Burrica purpurea, Carpodacus purpureus

Purple Finchbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Dylan Pedro
    United States
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Matt Wistrand
    United States
  • 3.
    Flight call, song, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 4.
    Male, song, © Martin St-Michel
    Canada
  • 5.
    Call, song, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 6.
    Song, © Richard E. Webster
    Canada
  • 7.
    Song, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 8.
    Song, © James Bradley
    Canada
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Purple Finch

  • Breeding region North America
  • Breeding subregion n, w, also nw Mexico

Purple Finch subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Haemorhous purpureus californicussw Canada and w USAto nw MexicoNo
Haemorhous purpureus purpureussc, se Canada and ne USAto se USANo

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
BelarusianПурпурны чаромашнік
BulgarianПурпурна чинка
Catalanpinsà porprat, Pinsa porprat
Chinese紫朱雀
Chinese (Traditional)紫紅朱雀
Croatianamerička rujnica
Czechhýl nachový
DanishPurpurrosenfinke
DutchAmerikaanse Roodmus
EsperantoPurpura karpodako
Estonianameerika karmiinleevike
Finnishtammipunavarpunen
FrenchRougelin pourpré, Roselin pourpre, Roselin pourpré
FrisianPoarperfink
GalicianPintarroxo púrpura
GermanPurpurgimpel, Purpur-Gimpel
GreekΑμερικαvική ρoδόσπιζα
HungarianBíborpirók, bíborpirok
IcelandicPurpurafinka
IrishRósghlasán corcra
ItalianFringuello viola, Ciuffolotto purpureo
Japaneseムラサキマシコ
Latvianpurpura svilpis
Lithuanianpurpurinė sniegena
MacedonianПурпурна руменка
NorwegianAmerikansk rosenfink, purpurfink
Norwegian NynorskPurpurfink
Polishdziwonia purpurowa, dziwuszka purpurowa
Portuguesepintarroxo-púrpura, Peito-rôxo
RomanianMugurar purpuriu
RussianПурпурная чечевица
SerbianAmerička ljubičasta zeba, LJubičasta zeba
Slovakčervenák purpurový, hýľ purpurový, cervenák purpurový
SlovenianVinski škrlatec
SpanishCamachuelo purpúreo, Pinzón Colorado, Fringílido Purpureo, Pinzón Purpúreo, Carpodaco Morado, Carpodaco purpúreo
Swedishpurpurfink , Purpurrosenfink, purpurfink
TurkishMor çütre, Amerika Çütresi
Ukrainianчечевиця кармінова
WelshLlinos borffor