Espanola, Ontario, Canada March 19 2024 Redpoll or Finch??? (1 Viewer)

[Bird Brainer]

Hello all, is this a redpoll or a finch???? In my lilac bushes, feeding on the last of the sunflower chips. Many thanks again!

 

[lou salomon]

It's a male Purple Finch.

 

[Butty]

Purple finch. Compared with house finch, note straight(ish!)-edged upper mandible, magenta tone to the red, lack of dark streaks on underparts. (NB that redpolls are finches.)