Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusHaemorhous (American Rosefinches)
- SpeciesHaemorhous purpureus (Purple Finch)
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Purple Finch in Great Bear Rainforest?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Purple Finch sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 561 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Purple Finch in Great Bear Rainforest?
May has the highest sighting rate for Purple Finch in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.