Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata) | Photos and ID

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ForestCup nestMedium · 80 g

Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata), photo 1 — Photo: mami_t_t · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata), photo 2 — Photo: mami_t_t · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata), photo 3 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata), photo 4 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata), photo 5 — Photo: bko · CC0

Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata), photo 6 — Photo: 夏仲归 · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata), photo 7 — Photo: 夏仲归 · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata), photo 8 — Photo: H yamaguchi · CC BY 2.0

ID tip

This 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). Among standard measurements, the wing chord is 10.2 to 11.7 cm (4.0 to 4.6 in), the tail is 8.3 to 9.5 cm (3.3 to 3.7 in) and the culmen is 2.1 to 2.6 cm (0.83 to 1.02 in). The signature feature of the Japanese grosbeak is its large, pointed bright yellow bill. The adult grosbeak has a large black marking extending from the nape to the chin and ear-coverts to the neck. The side of the neck is a contrasting pale whitish grey. The bird's underside is a more dull grey.

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When to see the Japanese Grosbeak

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Japanese Grosbeak

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 8 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.

Japan China Taiwan South Korea Russia Hong Kong SAR China Thailand Philippines

Recorded as a rare visitor in North Korea, Vietnam, Norway, Mongolia.

About the Japanese Grosbeak

The Japanese grosbeak or Ikaru is a finch native to the East Palearctic. It is also sometimes referred to as the Japanese or masked hawfinch due to superficial similarities to the well-known Eurasian species.

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Easily confused with

Chinese GrosbeakEophona migratoriaEophona migratoria measures between eighteen and twenty centimeters in length, for a wingspan of 23–24 cm and a weight of 55-60 g.

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