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European Greenfinch, verderón

Chloris chloris

Description:

The Greenfinch is 15 cm in length with a wing span of 24.5-27.5 cm and is similar in size and shape to a House Sparrow, but is mainly green, with yellow in the wings and tail. The female and young birds are duller and have brown tones on the back. The bill is thick and conical. The song contains wheezes and twitters, and the male has a "butterfly" display flight.

Habitat:

Pine tree forest edges

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/160 sec.; f/6.3; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: +2 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.

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2 Comments

arlanda
arlanda 11 years ago

Thanks Noel

Noel Buensuceso
Noel Buensuceso 11 years ago

Beautiful spot... so serene!

arlanda
Spotted by
arlanda

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Spotted on Apr 24, 2013
Submitted on May 20, 2013

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