Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus), family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes, Michigan, USA
Yes yes yes, I know. We all know this bird isn't purple. You're not that clever for noticing.
The word purple, historically, referred to deep shades of red (crimson), and not necessarily violet.
photograph by Glen Noyer (@glen.noyer)
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[2905/11080] Dark-breasted rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Superfamily: Passeroidea
Family: Fringillidae (true finches)
Subfamily: Carduelinae (cardueline finches)
Photo credit: Rajkumar Das via Macaulay Library
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An 'i'iwi or scarlet honeycreeper (Drepanis coccinea) feeds on flowers in the Hakalau Forest Wildlife Refuge, Hawai'i
by hawk person
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Grey-crowned Rosy Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis)
© Isaac Sanchez
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Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
© Clyde Barrett
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Deceased juvenile Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Co. Galway - 21-07-2022
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Black and Yellow Grosbeak (Mycerobas icterioides), family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes, Himachal Pradesh, India
photograph by Hari K Patibanda (@hari_patibanda)
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[2914/11080] Dark-rumped rosefinch - Carpodacus edwardsii
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Superfamily: Passeroidea
Family: Fringillidae (true finches)
Subfamily: Carduelinae (cardueline finches)
Photo credit: Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok via Macaulay Library
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American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
© Louis Lemay
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American goldfinches are getting golden again. #springtime
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