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The '''Hawfinch''', '''''Coccothraustes coccothraustes''''', is a [[passerine]] [[bird]] in the [[finch]] family Fringillidae. As its closest living relatives are the [[Evening Grosbeak]] (''C. vespertinus'') from [[North America]] and the [[Hooded Grosbeak]] (''C. abeillei'') from [[Central America]] especially [[Mexico]], the Hawfinch is sometimes also known as '''European Grosbeak'''. |
The '''Hawfinch''', '''''Coccothraustes coccothraustes''''', is a [[passerine]] [[bird]] in the [[finch]] family Fringillidae. As its closest living relatives are the [[Evening Grosbeak]] (''C. vespertinus'') from [[North America]] and the [[Hooded Grosbeak]] (''C. abeillei'') from [[Central America]] especially [[Mexico]], the Hawfinch is sometimes also known as '''European Grosbeak'''.{{fact}} |
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This bird breeds across [[Europe]] and temperate [[Asia]]. It is mainly resident in Europe, but many Asian birds [[bird migration|migrate]] further south in the winter. It is a rare vagrant to the western islands of [[Alaska]]. |
This bird breeds across [[Europe]] and temperate [[Asia]]. It is mainly resident in Europe, but many Asian birds [[bird migration|migrate]] further south in the winter. It is a rare vagrant to the western islands of [[Alaska]]. |
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The Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. As its closest living relatives are the Evening Grosbeak (C. vespertinus) from North America and the Hooded Grosbeak (C. abeillei) from Central America especially Mexico, the Hawfinch is sometimes also known as European Grosbeak.[citation needed]
This bird breeds across Europe and temperate Asia. It is mainly resident in Europe, but many Asian birds migrate further south in the winter. It is a rare vagrant to the western islands of Alaska.
Deciduous or mixed woodland with large trees, especially Hornbeam, is favoured for breeding, including parkland. It builds its nest in a bush or tree, laying 2-7 eggs. The food is mainly seeds and fruit kernels, especially those of cherries, which it cracks with its powerful bill.
This large finch species does not form large flocks outside the breeding season, and is usually seen as a pair or small group.
The 16.5-18 cm long Hawfinch is a bulky bull-headed bird, which appears very short-tailed in flight. Its head is orange-brown with a black eyestripe and bib, and a massive bill, which is black in summer but paler in winter. The upper parts are dark brown and the underparts orange.
The white wing bars and tail tip are striking in flight. The sexes are similar. The call is a hard chick. The song of this unobtrusive bird is quiet and mumbled.
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References
- Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Arnaiz-Villena, A., Moscoso, J., Ruiz-del-Valle, V., Gonzalez, J., Reguera, R., Wink, M., I. Serrano-Vela, J. 2007. Bayesian phylogeny of Fringillinae birds: status of the singular African oriole finch Linurgus olivaceus and evolution and heterogeneity of the genus Carpodacus. Acta Zoologica Sinica, 53 (5):826 - 834. PDF fulltext