ID Tips: Purple Finch vs. House Finch

Purple Finch vs. House Finch can be a difficult ID, especially in irruptive years where Purple Finches move farther south out of their normal range. In this video you'll learn the best way to tell these two species apart with graphics, videos, and a special segment from winter finch expert Matt Young. You can download the identification graphic below.

Download the comparison graphic for free here: https://app.box.com/s/f4skajqjxfviky9...

Finch flight calls: https://finchnetwork.org/a-finch-flig...

More information on finches: https://finchnetwork.org/

Credits

Special thanks to the following people for allowing us to use their content in this video:

Matt Young for doing the interview with us at 2:30

Terry Sohl for allowing us to use his range maps
https://www.sdakotabirds.com/index.html

Male Purple Finch photo in graphic by Fyn Kynd used under CC license
https://flic.kr/p/n9PyX1

Male House Finch in graphic by Rick from Alabama used under CC license
https://flic.kr/p/2i5aRPW

House Finch and Purple Finch female photos by Shenandoah National Park (images public domain)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/snpphotos/

All Cassin's Finch photos by Charles Gates under CC license 2:04-2:25 and 5:35

All other photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann

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