- Fringilla coelebs
Identification
L. 14-16 cm
- Large double white wing bars
- White tail edges
- Greenish rump
Breeding Male
Unmistakable
- Reddish underparts
- Grey cap
Female
Drabber and greener, but still obvious
Distribution
This bird is widespread and very familiar throughout Europe. It is the most common finch in western Europe. Its range extends into western Asia, northwestern Africa, the Canary Islands and Madeira. On Tenerife and Gran Canaria, it coexists with its sister species, the endemic Blue Chaffinch.
Summer visitor in North and Eastern Europe, found all year in the rest of Europe.
Habitat
Woods, hedges, parks & gardens.
Taxonomy
Behavior
Breeding
Neat cup of grass lichen or moss. 1 brood
Diet
Insects in breeding season and mainly seeds at other times.
Voice
Song
A series of Chip-Chip-Chip notes.
Call
A loud Pink Pink
<flashmp3>Fringilla coelebs (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
