Purple finches and house finches are similar in appearance, as males of both have a lot of red on the head. This is a house finch. In your photo (above), the bird is perched at an angle, ...

House finches are common sights at feeders during winter in this area, particularly in urban locations, but when they’re seen, they’re often mistaken for purple finches.

The house finches seemed to be more reticent about visiting the feeders when the purple finches were there. It’s not easy to tell the house and purple finch apart, but there are several clues.

House finches are known to carry certain diseases and compete against other birds, such as purple finches, when it comes to food. Due to this, the house finch is considered an invasive species in ...

The purple finch's bird song is so lovely, it features prominently in 19th-century literature. Their color is not ... but we haven’t had purple finches here at the house in five years or more. Among ...

This purple finch nest with four finch eggs and one from a brown-headed cowbird, a notorious brood parasite. ... the house sparrow, as a finch, has a more sizeable beak. The martin, ...

This purple finch nest with four finch eggs and one from a brown-headed cowbird, a notorious brood parasite. ... the house sparrow, as a finch, has a more sizeable beak. The martin, ...