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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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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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Sweden, Belgium, United Kingdom.
When to see it
Peak activity in May · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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