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| Greenfinch - Cardelis chloris |
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The Greenfinch is a truly colourful character and one of the largest & commonest of the finches. Its widespread throughout the UK. |
| Indentification |
| Adult Male |
a chunky, thick - set finch with a white bill. The male has a green back, yellow under parts, grey wings with a yellow wing edge, black medium lengthened tail with yellow side feathers. |
| Adult Femail |
the female Greenfinch is paler and browner. |
| Size |
14-15cm |
| Bill |
white, short & stubby |
| Legs |
pink, medium in length |
| Habitat |
The Greenfinch is a common countryside bird, found in woods, hedges, orchards, farmland and a popular garden visitor. |
| Behaviour |
flits, perches openly, hops, takes off & lands from vegetation or the ground. |
| Flocking |
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| Flight |
undulating. |
| Voice |
nasal skeer, chup-chup flight call. Twittering, wheezing song. |
| Breeding |
| Nest |
in bushes. |
| Eggs |
lays 4-5 eggs, pale blue spotted black. |
| Incubation period |
12 - 14 days |
| Fledgling |
13 - 16 days |
| Broods |
2 - 3; April - May |
| Food |
seeds, berries, peanuts & pine nuts. |
| UK breeding pairs |
560,000 |
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