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The House Finch, Carpodacus pulcherrimus, is a medium-sized finch.

Adults have a long brown tail and a brown back and wings. Adult males are red on the forehead, breast and rump with a red patch on the throat; their belly is streaked. Adult females have brown upperparts and streaked underparts.

Their breeding habitat is urban and semi-open areas from southern Canada to Mexico. They nest in cavities including openings in buildings, also on various kinds of vegetation.

These birds are mainly permanent residents; some eastern birds migrate south.

These birds forage on the ground or in vegetation. They mainly eat seeds and berries. They are a frequent visitor to feeders in winter.

Their song is a rapid, cheery warble.

This bird was originally a resident of the south-western United States. Birds which were brought in illegally as caged birds to New York CitySkyline, with Statue of Liberty New York, New York" redirects here. For alternate meanings, see New York, New York (disambiguation). New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York, were released so that the vendors could avoid prosecution. They spread rapidly and, in areas that are not forested, have displaced the resident Purple FinchPurple Finch Scientific Classification : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Fringillidae : Carpodacus purpureus Binomial name ''Carpodacus purpureus Gmelin, 1789) The Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus is a small finch. Adults have a short forked.

They have also been introduced into HawaiiFor the 1959 novel and 1966 movie, see Hawaii (novel). Hawaii ( Hawaiian/ Hawaiian English: Hawai‘i with the ‘okina is the archipelago of the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii constitutes the 50th state of the United States, and as of the 2000.