Purple finch
| Purple finch Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Haemorhous |
| Species: | H. purpureus |
| Binomial name | |
| Haemorhous purpureus (Gmelin, 1789) | |
| Range of C. purpureus Breeding range Year-round range Wintering range | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Burrica purpurea | |
The purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus) is a bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. It breeds in the northern United States, southern Canada, and the west coast of North America.