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Carpodacus purpureus
Purple Finch
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carpodacus purpureus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Purple Finch
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Fringillidae, Genus Haemorhous, Species Carpodacus purpureus


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Park Tags:
Evidence Sensitivity - Operationally Protected


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		6 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Devils Postpile National Monument	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
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Gettysburg National Military Park	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Portage National Monument	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Greenbelt Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harmony Hall	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
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Hot Springs National Park	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	John Muir National Historic Site
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
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Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Morristown National Historical Park	Muir Woods National Monument
National Capital Parks-East	Navajo National Monument
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Niobrara National Scenic River	North Cascades National Park
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
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Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
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Voyageurs National Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/24/2022

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 5:55:32 AM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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