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Common chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Description:

The common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), usually known simply as the chaffinch, is a common and widespread small passerine bird in the finch family. The male is brightly colored with a blue-grey cap and rust-red underparts. The female is much duller in coloring but both sexes have two contrasting white wings-bars and white sides to the tail. The male bird has a strong voice and sings from exposed perches to attract a mate. The chaffinch breeds in much of Europe, across Asia to Siberia and in northwest Africa.

Habitat:

It prefers open woodland and often forages on the ground. The female builds a nest with a deep cup in the fork of a tree.

Notes:

Photos taken @ Vrelo Bosne, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina.

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1 Comment

Steven Sheppard
Steven Sheppard 7 years ago

I've always wanted to see one of these, but I've never been to Europe.

Dijana Serhatlic
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Dijana Serhatlic

Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Spotted on Apr 19, 2011
Submitted on Aug 13, 2016

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