Purple Finch Small 161×320 Medium 322×640 Large 515×1024 Download Tiff Original 1206×2400 | (1.8 MB) Description The Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus, is a small finch of the Rosefinch genus. Keywords Capodacus purpureus, finch, purple, rosefinch Galleries Birds: F-G Source: Edward Howe Forbush Useful Birds and Their Protection (Boston, MA: Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, 1907)