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What the European Greenfinch sounds like
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The European greenfinch is 15 cm (5.9 in) long with a wingspan of 24.5 to 27.5 cm (9.6 to 10.8 in). It is similar in size and shape to a house sparrow, but is mainly green, with yellow in the wings and tail. The female and young birds are duller and have brown tones on the back. The bill is thick and conical. The song contains a lot of trilling and twittering interspersed with wheezes, and the male performs a "butterfly" display flight. Male greenfinches exhibit higher degrees of fluctuating asymmetry. Their bones are more susceptible to disruption during development than those of females.
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When to see the European Greenfinch
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the European Greenfinch
The map shades 78 countries with regular records, and 4 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.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Canada, Mauritania, Kuwait.
About the European Greenfinch
The European greenfinch or simply the greenfinch is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.
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Easily confused with
Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinicaThe Oriental greenfinch is a medium-sized finch 12.5 to 14 cm (4.9 to 5.5 in) in length, with a strong bill and a short slightly forked tail.
Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoidesThe yellow-breasted greenfinch is 12–14 cm (4.7–5.5 in) in length and weighs between 15 and 21 g (0.53 and 0.74 oz).
Black-headed GreenfinchChloris ambiguaThe black-headed greenfinch is a small passerine bird in the family Fringillidae.
Side by side: European Greenfinch vs Oriental Greenfinch · European Greenfinch vs Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
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