Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Finches (Fringillidae)

Code 4

COCH

Code 6

FRICOE

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Cone
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Plain, Unique pattern
Crown Color: Blue-gray
Forehead Color: Black-gray
Nape Color: Blue-gray
Throat Color: Pink with buff wash.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 15 cm (6 in)
Weight: 23 g (0.8 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Black, Buff
Underparts: White belly, flanks and coverts and pink-buff washed breast.
Upperparts: Pink-brown and black
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Somewhat bounding flight with rapid wing beats alternating with brief periods of wings pulled to sides.
Wingspan Range: 24 cm (9.5 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Notched Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Gray-black
Under Tail: Gray-black
Leg Color: brown-gray

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