ID Tips: Purple Finch vs. House Finch

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[@moondawg3693]

We had a group of around 30 in a conifer eating pine cone seeds and they dropped about 500 cones to the ground in around 20 minutes. Red males, greyish females. Having trouble identifying due to males having 2 white stripes, one on each shoulder. I cannot find a bird with these 2 white markings. Ran to get camera but they were gone when I returned. Please help. Kawartha Lakes Ontario Canada. Thanks great video

[@TurkishRapidTransit]

I've been struggling with this for MONTHS, thank you!! I feel way more confident that I can pick these birdos apart now.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

You're welcome! Glad you found the video helpful!

[@reefultz309]

Thank you so much for having this. I'm so glad that I found you. I have a feeder that sits outside of my window that I watch and manage everyday. I'm used to my house sparrows and my morning doves but these are new and very intriguing. The brightness in their coloring is phenomenal. When the light hits they look like they're glowing like a fireplace in ash. Bee-u-tee-ful!!! Now I can distinguish, or try to learn to distinguish, between my house finches and my purple finches, which I now know that I have! I'm so excited to share this information with my daughter.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Happy to help and glad you’re enjoying my the resources!

[@HAPPYPUMPKN]

Thank you soooooo much for this info, I've been a 🐦 lover since being a small boy & you can always leans more ! Most of this info, I have learned on my own, but ALL of your info helped confirm my knowledge & taught me more too ! 🙏 bless you ALL ❤

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Awesome! Glad the video was useful for you!

[@kristina_lynn]

So helpful! The white wing bar tip for houses helped me out a lot thanks

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Glad you found the video helpful!

[@vistaprime]

IMO the purpe finch is the prettier one of the two, just more red to them.

[@jackyslavik4227]

Super helpful. I'm out where both house and purple finishes are year-round it's definitely a challenge to tell them apart by sight. First time I remember seeing some purple finches they were at the feeder with some house finches and it took me a bit to realize why that one pair looked so off from the rest.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Glad you found the video helpful!

[@MsDee_777]

Another fantastic id video!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thank you!

[@justinmiller848]

Good guide, these guys are tricky!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thanks! They can be fore sure!

[@TheBeachMawMaw]

Ok...I definitely get them confused. Thanks for the explanation!! Looks.like I've had the Purple Finch at my feeders more than House Finch. Thanks Ryan!!

[@ErinRenee1990]

Thanks for this information. Now hopefully I can tell if the finch that showed up to my house is a house or purple. Update the finches that are at my house now are purple finches. That’s a new bird I can add to me list.

[@YvonneSebastian1980]

Yes helpful.. I think I may have seen one purple at my feeder.. most are house finches..I could definitely tell he was different.. thanks guys.. happy birding❤️

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Happy to help and happy birding to you as well!

[@juliar3646]

Excellent! Thank you. I like these ID tip videos.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

You’re welcome! Glad you enjoy them. More to come

[@PeterMcCartt]

Matt Young really knows his finches, I see him everywhere. Crossbills, American Goldfinch, Pine Siskins, you name it.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

That's for sure. He reallllyyyy loves his winter finches.

[@warrensmith2982]

Seen one on my feeder last week and wasn't sure what I was seeing though I was seeing things because I had never seen one before then I seen another one or it could have been the one I seen before which brought me here very informative thanks.

[@cables07]

Thank you for this video! I found it very interesting and so helpful!! I liked and subscribed! New fan from MS!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for subscribing! :)

[@DBoer]

Thanks for another useful and enjoyable video!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@timothygerke6982]

thank you. I love finches. I have house finches nesting on my porch.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Awesome!

[@birdz.n.birdiez]

Thank you for this! Always a dilemma. And miss identified so often.

[@Peregrine369]

Awesome work on this one!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Thank you!

[@boredwarlock5216]

Hey thanks for making this one guys! I saw a bunch of house finches (I think lol) in my backyard today and this really helped me out

[@BadgerlandBirding]

You’re welcome!

[@faunava]

Thanks for the info No doubt I will continue to misidentify little brown birds but I enjoyed your input.

[@lehuananichai3947]

Aloha! I rescued a leucistic purple finch fledgling. Does the white at the eyebrow indicate it’s a female? Or just a purple finch? Thank you in advance.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

The females should have the white eyebrow and be brown, without and wine stain color

[@carriewilcher7001]

This was so helpful thank you! I am adding you to my list of subscribed!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Awesome! Glad you found it helpful! :)

[@vistaprime]

this is great. love this.

[@erikaerika7788]

I am in orlando ..i have a gang of house finches😍🥰 ..range map should be updated

[@cathyboon-sabo673]

I believe I have both house finches and a few purple finches. Do both species have the red or raspberry color on their "backs" between their upper wings? I wondered if this was one way I could identify a purple. I see some that are so vibrant! They are so so sweet!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Purple would normally have more color on the back. They have more of that “raspberry” wash in general. Definitely look at all the ID features though!

[@jrnfw4060]

Cassins Finches are larger than House Finches. We have both where I live.

[@justineicher1123]

So why not call them Raspberry Finches instead of Purple?

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Idk 🤷‍♂️ I didn’t make the names 🤣

[@iknit2632]

Thank you!!!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

You’re welcome!

[@jasont5009]

My father have one I’m assuming it’s a male he sings all day long but he’s yellow on the head and chest

[@BadgerlandBirding]

House Finches can have that yellow coloration as well!

[@joyous8248]

My sister found one on the ground today & it was injured .. she took it home to tend to it .. 🥰🙏🏽..

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Purple Finch or House Finch? If she can she should take it to a licensed rehabber :) A google search should let you know which ones are in the area. That’s sweet of her to help the little one

[@andrewbrumagen3479]

My girlfriend took a few of pictures of house finch today, I thought I saw a purple finch a few days ago but I found that it was a house finch male.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Cool!

[@missangiee66]

Just when I think I have it figured out I see another set of pics that looks the opposite lol

[@BadgerlandBirding]

We believe in you!

[@Eye_see_all83]

What about hybrids between the three?

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Hybrids are a lot less likely to be seen but they may have some characteristics of both species. Here's an interesting case of a bird that the observers thought may be a hybrid. mikeburrell.blogspot.com/2013/06/interesting-finch-from-rainy-river.html

[@Eye_see_all83]

@@BadgerlandBirding Thank you for the link.

[@carolshannon6449]

My new goal is to start ID-ing H finch vs P finch.

[@jarjar0653]

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[@terrynielsen7139]

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[@BadgerlandBirding]

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[@Blauer_Vogel]

I see so I must have the purple finch where im at

[@elizabethpeck4413]

I found baby house finch in yard my yard it is eating special k cereal and wet bread trying to find a way to get it back to moma

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Were you able to reunite it with the parents?

[@elizabethpeck4413]

@@BadgerlandBirding yes!

[@tiedupsmurf]

But it is not purple

[@scottsoine8355]

Raspberry color used to be considered purple back a couple hundred years ago is my understanding how it got its name

[@nottrinity6646]

thank u for shareing. I have a nest i need to destroy. I wanted to make sure it was the invasive house finch and not the native purple. love unaliveing a invasive animal

[@BadgerlandBirding]

House Finches are not invasive. They’re also protected under federal law in the U.S. so it’s illegal to kill them.

[@robertosebastian2745]

I'm Single 😍😥

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Sorry, but I doubt the finches are interested