House finch males have dark stripes there (as seen in your photo), while purple finches don’t. A female house finch has a fairly plain brown face, while a female purple finch has a contrasting ...

Identifying the male and female house from other Carpodacus finches requires care. The male house differs from the male purple finch not only by having a smaller, more curved bill, but also by ...

Female: the upperparts are brown and streaked ... The male is most similar to the male purple finch, but there is only limited overlap in range during the breeding season. The Cassin’s eyebrow ...