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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Fringilline & Cardueline Finches (Fringillidae)
Code 4
CCHA
Code 6
FRICOE
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Cone
Eye Color:
Dark brown.
Head pattern:
Unique pattern
Crown Color:
Blue-gray
Forehead Color:
Black-gray
Nape Color:
Blue-gray
Throat Color:
Pink with buff wash.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
15 cm (6 in)
Weight:
23 g (0.8 oz)
Size:
Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary:
Rufous or Rust, 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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X