Eurasian Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs· 燕雀科(3 photos)
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Eurasian Chaffinch
14 - 16 cm. Sparrow-like but slimmer, longer-tailed, distinguished by two obvious wing-bars and obvious white sides to tail. breeding male: black forehead, blue-grey crown and nape, cinnamon face and underparts, brown black, white wing bars. Non-breeding male: more subdued colours with buffish wing bars. Female: brown forehead, crown, nape and back, buffish underparts, buffish-white wing-bars.
- Other name
- Eurasian Chaffinch.
- Voice
- Vocal. When perched, loud 'ching'; in flight, softer 'yip'.
- Habitat
- Open woods, gardens, parks.
- Range & Status
- Introduced New Zealand. Vagrant to Norfolk, Lord Howe and Macquarie Islands.


