Purple Finch
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Purple Finch

Haemorhous purpureus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Badlands National Park
2 Verified records at Badlands National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus) is a bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. It breeds in the northern United States, southern Canada, and the west coast of North America. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park

House Finch
LC Endemic

House Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haemorhous mexicanus

5–10% · With luck
Cassin's Finch
LC

Cassin's Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haemorhous cassinii

Insufficient data
American Goldfinch
LC

American Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spinus tristis

10–20% · With luck
Pine Siskin
LC

Pine Siskin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spinus pinus

<5% · Rare
Red Crossbill
LC Endemic

Red Crossbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Loxia curvirostra

<5% · Rare
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
LC

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucosticte tephrocotis

Insufficient data
Common Redpoll
LC

Common Redpoll

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthis flammea

Insufficient data
Lesser Goldfinch
LC

Lesser Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spinus psaltria

Insufficient data
Western Meadowlark
LC

Western Meadowlark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnella neglecta

90–100% · Very likely
Rock Wren
LC Endemic

Rock Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Salpinctes obsoletus

60–70% · Likely
Cliff Swallow
LC

Cliff Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

50–60% · Likely
Red-winged Blackbird
LC

Red-winged Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Agelaius phoeniceus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Purple Finch at Badlands National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
2 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
3 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
4 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
6 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
9 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
10 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
11 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
12 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
13 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
14 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
15 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
16 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
17 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
18 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
19 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
22 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
24 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
25 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
26 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
27 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
28 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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