OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Fringilla ("finch") coelebs ("unmarried")
Top Left: Adult Male Chaffinch (subspecies F. c. gengleri) at Geddington, Northants - August 2013
Top Right: Adult Male Chaffinch (subspecies F. c. balearica) at Monfrague National Park, Spain - April 2016
Bottom: Adult Female Chaffinch (subspecies F. c. gengleri) at Geddington, Northants - September 2013
Featured Subspecies: Fringilla coelebs gengleri and Fringilla coelebs balearica
Weight: 18-29g / Length: 14.5cm / Wingspan: 24.5-28.5cm
UK GREEN LIST / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
By far the most common member of the finch family in the UK, The Chaffinch is very widely spread and very easily seen both in urban and rural settings. It is a very common bird-table species and comes readily to feeders. In some cafes I've been to it is bold enough to come and take crumbs off of plates when you sit outside. It can also sometimes be found in reasonably large flocks on fields, particularly during the Winter when it may associate with other seed eating birds. In Spain it is less common than in the UK, but seemingly still widely spread.
Related Species: Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Genus: Fringilla
Subspecies: F. c. coelebs, F. c. gengleri, F. c. balearica, F. c. sarda, F. c. schiebeli, F. c. syriaca, F. c. solomkoi, F. c. alexandrovi, F. c. transcaspica, F. c. africana, F. c. spodiogenys, F. c. moreletti, F. c. maderensis, F. c. canariensis, F. c. ombriosa, F. c. palmae
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - Abundant breeding species (6,200,000 territories)
- Birds seen at many locations regularly, including but not limited to Geddington, Rutland Water, Pitsford Reservoir, Rainham Marshes, Regent's Park and Padstow. In Winter often particularly abundant with large flocks of hundreds on farmland.
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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