Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusHaemorhous (American Rosefinches)
- SpeciesHaemorhous purpureus (Purple Finch)
Closest Relatives at Riding Mountain National Park
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
📅 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 Riding Mountain National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Purple Finch sighting in Riding Mountain National Park, based on 86 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Purple Finch in Riding Mountain National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Purple Finch in Riding Mountain National Park in our monthly data.