Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Fringillidae > Haemorhous > Haemorhous purpureusHaemorhous purpureus (Purple Finch)Synonyms: Carpodacus purpureus; Fringilla purpurea Language: French; Spanish The purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus) is a bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 5.70873 EDGE Score: 1.90341 |
Adult Weight [1] | 25 grams | Birth Weight [3] | 2.3 grams | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Breeding Habitat [2] | Boreal forests, Temperate western forests, Temperate eastern forests | Wintering Geography [2] | Widespread U.S. | Wintering Habitat [2] | Temperate eastern forests, Temperate western forests | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Diet [4] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore, Nectarivore, Granivore, Herbivore | Diet - Fruit [4] | 10 % | Diet - Invertibrates [4] | 10 % | Diet - Nectar [4] | 20 % | Diet - Plants [4] | 40 % | Diet - Seeds [4] | 20 % | Forages - Mid-High [4] | 33 % | Forages - Understory [4] | 33 % | Forages - Ground [4] | 33 % | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Clutch Size [6] | 5 | Clutches / Year [5] | 2 | Fledging [1] | 14 days | Global Population (2017 est.) [2] | 5,900,000 | Incubation [5] | 13 days | Mating Display [3] | Ground and non-acrobatic aerial display | Mating System [3] | Monogamy | Maximum Longevity [5] | 14 years | Migration [7] | Migratory | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Female Maturity [5] | 1 year | Male Maturity [5] | 1 year |
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Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Alberta Mountain forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Allegheny Highlands forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Blue Mountains forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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British Columbia mainland coastal forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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California coastal sage and chaparral |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Cascade Mountains leeward forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Central and Southern Cascades forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Central and Southern mixed grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central British Columbia Mountain forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Central Canadian Shield forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Central forest-grasslands transition |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central Pacific coastal forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Central tall grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central U.S. hardwood forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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East Central Texas forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Eastern Canadian forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Eastern Canadian Shield taiga |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Eastern Cascades forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Eastern forest-boreal transition |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Flint Hills tall grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Fraser Plateau and Basin complex |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Great Basin shrub steppe |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Gulf of St. Lawrence lowland forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Klamath-Siskiyou forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Mid-Continental Canadian forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Middle Atlantic coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Midwestern Canadian Shield forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Mississippi lowland forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Mojave desert |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Muskwa-Slave Lake forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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New England-Acadian forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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North Central Rockies forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Northeastern coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Northern California coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Northern Cordillera forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Northern mixed grasslands |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northern Pacific coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Northern tall grasslands |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northern transitional alpine forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Northwest Territories taiga |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Ozark Mountain forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Piney Woods forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Puget lowland forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Queen Charlotte Islands |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra Juarez and San Pedro Martir pine-oak forests |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra Nevada forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Snake-Columbia shrub steppe |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Southeastern conifer forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Southeastern mixed forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Southern Great Lakes forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Southern Hudson Bay taiga |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Texas blackland prairies |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Upper Midwest forest-savanna transition |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Western Great Lakes forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Western Gulf Coastal grasslands |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Willamette Valley forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Yukon Interior dry forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Acadia National Park |
II |
35996 |
Maine, United States |
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Algonquin Provincial Park |
IV |
1868802 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA |
III |
184543 |
California, United States |
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore |
II |
36006 |
Wisconsin, United States |
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Arches National Park |
II |
76539 |
Utah, United States |
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Audubon National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
14642 |
North Dakota, United States |
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Banff National Park |
II |
1690912 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Big Cypress National Preserve |
V |
732120 |
Florida, United States |
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Big Thicket Biosphere Reserve National Park |
II |
616880 |
Texas, United States |
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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
19192 |
Maryland, United States |
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
16363 |
Delaware, United States |
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Buffalo National River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
59947 |
Arkansas, United States |
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California Coast Ranges Biosphere Reserve |
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153447 |
California, United States |
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Canyonlands National Park |
II |
335430 |
Utah, United States |
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
II |
234333 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Cape Cod National Seashore |
II |
21724 |
Massachusetts, United States |
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore |
II |
21476 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Cape Lookout National Seashore |
II |
18379 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park |
II |
15448 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere Reserve |
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9859505 |
New York, Vermont, United States |
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Channel Islands National Park |
II |
139010 |
California, United States |
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
19586 |
Maryland, District of Columbia, United States |
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Crater Lake National Park |
II |
180091 |
Oregon, United States |
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Cumberland Island National Seashore |
II |
20629 |
Georgia, United States |
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park |
II |
24907 |
Ohio, United States |
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Death Valley National Park |
II |
762125 |
California, Nevada, United States |
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Dye Creek Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
38152 |
California, United States |
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Elk Island National Park |
II |
47171 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
66133 |
Arkansas, United States |
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Forillon National Park |
II |
61010 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Nat'l Military Park National Military Park |
V |
10384 |
Virginia, United States |
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Fundy National Park |
II |
52716 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Glacier National Park |
II |
953799 |
Montana, United States |
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area |
V |
26135 |
California, United States |
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Grand Canyon National Park |
II |
1210128 |
Arizona, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Greenwater Provincial Park |
II |
11019 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Gros Morne National Park |
II |
476632 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
II |
46114 |
Texas, United States |
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H.J. Andrews Biosphere Reserve |
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15815 |
Oregon, United States |
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Horicon National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
21369 |
Wisconsin, United States |
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Jasper National Park |
II |
2776809 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Jean Lafitte National Hist. Park & Preserve National Historical Park |
II |
17686 |
Louisiana, United States |
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Joshua Tree National Park |
II |
305076 |
California, United States |
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Kejimkujik National Park |
II |
94203 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Kluane National Park and Reserve National Park Reserve |
II |
5463436 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Kootenay National Park |
II |
341762 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Kouchibouguac National Park |
II |
59161 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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La Mauricie National Park |
II |
131706 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
28351 |
Louisiana, United States |
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Lake Chelan National Recreation Area |
II |
606367 |
Washington, United States |
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Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area |
V |
103172 |
Washington, United States |
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Lake Superior Provincial Park |
IV |
351011 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Land Between the Lakes Biosphere Reserve |
V |
166264 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, United States |
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Lassen Volcanic National Park |
II |
29388 |
California, United States |
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Lava Beds National Monument |
III |
20002 |
California, United States |
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Long Point Biosphere Reserve |
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100325 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
II |
51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve |
II |
20461 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve |
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293047 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Nahanni National Park Reserve |
II |
1309627 |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Oak Ridge National Environmental Research Park |
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20001 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
38256 |
Florida, United States |
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Olympic Biosphere Reserve |
II |
922805 |
Washington, United States |
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Organ Pipe Cactus Biosphere Reserve |
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327376 |
Arizona, United States |
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
54621 |
Missouri, United States |
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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve |
II |
137900 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore |
II |
67888 |
Michigan, United States |
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Point Reyes National Seashore |
II |
27068 |
California, United States |
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Polar Bear Provincial Park |
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5502026 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Prince Albert National Park |
II |
976762 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Pukaskwa National Park |
II |
459860 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve |
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277252 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Redwood National Park |
II |
77867 |
California, United States |
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Reserve de la Biosphere de Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve |
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1383790 |
Canada |
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Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
762028 |
Manitoba, Canada |
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San Dimas Biosphere Reserve |
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17161 |
California, United States |
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Santa Cruz Island Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
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46021 |
California, United States |
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area |
V |
38440 |
California, United States |
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve |
II |
172261 |
California, United States |
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Sevilleta LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
IV |
228335 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
62563 |
Michigan, United States |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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20317 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve |
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3821173 |
Canada |
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Terra Nova National Park |
IV |
125894 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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Upper Miss. River Nat'l Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
25823 |
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States |
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Virginia Coast Biosphere Reserve |
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33386 |
Virginia, United States |
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Voyageurs National Park |
II |
177960 |
Minnesota, United States |
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Waterton Biosphere Reserve |
II |
121459 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
26618 |
Alabama, United States |
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Whiskey-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area |
V |
197791 |
California, United States |
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Wind Cave National Park |
II |
29471 |
South Dakota, United States |
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Wood Buffalo National Park |
II |
11038545 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Woodland Caribou Provincial Wilderness Park Provincial Park |
II |
1072124 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve |
II |
2196863 |
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Yoho National Park |
II |
317576 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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