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Purple Finch Range Map

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Short-distance migrant. Purple Finches are erratic migrants that follow cone crops. Typically they leave Canadian breeding grounds to winter widely across central and southeastern U.S, returning to specific regions roughly every other year. Birds that breed in northeastern U.S. and along the Pacific Coast may not migrate.

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Finches, Euphonias, and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Fringillidae)

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