Chinese Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernSeeds

ForestCup nestSmall · 47 g

Chinese Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria), photo 4 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Chinese Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Se Lena, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chinese Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Andrew Bazdyrev, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chinese Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria), photo 7 — Photo: (c) 許慶棠Ray, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chinese Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria), photo 8 — Photo: (c) 許慶棠Ray, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chinese Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Pavel Smirnov, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chinese Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Kim, Hyun-tae, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

Eophona migratoria measures between eighteen and twenty centimeters in length, for a wingspan of 23–24 cm and a weight of 55-60 g. The appearance is massive, as is typical of the finches, with a large head. The beak is very strong and conical. The beak color is yellow (hence the common name of "yellow-billed grosbeak") with a black tip. The body is of a uniform gray color, darker on the back and wings and lighter and tending to silver on the belly, with accentuated brown shades on the sides. The wings are black with a rounded white spot on the tip.

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When to see the Chinese Grosbeak

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Chinese Grosbeak

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 10 countries with regular records, and 3 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

China Taiwan South Korea Hong Kong SAR China Japan Russia Mongolia Philippines Macao SAR China North Korea

Recorded as a rare visitor in Sweden, Belgium, United Kingdom.

About the Chinese Grosbeak

The Chinese grosbeak, yellow-billed grosbeak, or black-tailed hawfinch is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.

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Easily confused with

Japanese GrosbeakEophona personataThis is a large finch, with a reported weight of 80 g (2.8 oz) (for a single male) and a length of 18 to 23 cm (7.1 to 9.1 in).

Side by side: Chinese Grosbeak vs Japanese Grosbeak

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