Reference photo — Gilles San Martin from Namur, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Easy
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Size
- 14–16 cm (length)
- Weight
- 18–29 g
- Diet
- Seed eater
- Lifespan
- 3–5 yrs
- Habitat
- Woodlands, Hedgerows, Gardens
About
The Eurasian chaffinch, common chaffinch, or simply the chaffinch is a common and widespread small passerine bird in the finch family. The male is brightly coloured with a blue-grey cap and rust-red underparts. The female is more subdued in colouring, but both sexes have two contrasting white wing bars and white sides to the tail.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.