---
title: "Purple Finch"
description: "Haemorhous purpureus — Birds. The purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus) is a bird in the finch family, Fringillidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/purple-finch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Purple Finch

> Haemorhous purpureus — Birds. The purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus) is a bird in the finch family, Fringillidae.

- Scientific name: *Haemorhous purpureus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 41829
- Wikidata: [Q27075782](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075782)
- iNaturalist taxon: [199841](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/199841)

## Names

- en: Purple Finch
- de: Purpurgimpel
- es: Pinzón Colorado
- fr: Roselin pourpré
- pt: Pintarroxo-púrpura
- pl: Dziwuszka purpurowa

## Countries with the most observations

US (23189), CA (13314)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_finch

## Photo

![Purple Finch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/purple-finch/medium.jpg)

Photo: David Bird · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46165608

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/purple-finch?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).