Sunday, July 07, 2019

House or Purple? Finch that is...


Just some more backyard birds, and just another question about identification. 

First off, I'm presuming this is a breeding pair, with the male on the right.

My first thought was Purple Finch.  But after some more digging, I'm leaning towards House Finch.  But that's just a guess.  I posted to Facebook, and 365project, opinions seem pretty evenly split, but an edge to House Finch.  Any expert opinions out there?


Here's a photo from Tennessee Wildlife Resource Center, House Finch:


And from the same site, Purple Finch:


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