There is often confusion
when it comes to the identification of Purple Finches and House Finches. I rarely have Purples visiting, so most of the time my Finches will be House Finches. They can vary in color a lot, depending on their diet. Here is a particularly vibrant male. Not a Purple Finch, even if the color might suggest that. This bird has the typical streaked chest, head and beak of a House Finch, and while they are not visible here, also the non-red wing bars mark him as a House Finch.
