Photos to help you ID Purple Finch and House Finch David Sibley’s regular column “ID Toolkit” is a popular part of every issue of BirdWatching. In our November-December 2016 issue, he offered tips for identifying … Read More “Photos to help you ID Purple Finch and House Finch”
David Sibley: How to tell Purple Finch from House Finch By David SibleyUpdated October 3, 2018 As the winter feeding season approaches, a perennial identification challenge looms: Purple Finch versus House Finch. The two species are close relatives. Both are sparrow-sized … Read More “David Sibley: How to tell Purple Finch from House Finch” To access this content, you must purchase BirdWatching Membership.