thumb|Juvenile, Hungary thumb|A hawfinch foraging, De Cocksdorp, Netherlands (2011) The hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is the only extant species placed in the genus Coccothraustes. Its closest living relatives are the genus Eophona of East Asia, and Hesperiphona of Central and North America.
The hawfinch is a finch species found across Europe and Asia, notable for being the only living member of its genus and for having close relatives in East Asia and North America. While not explicitly described as endangered or particularly significant in broader ecological or cultural terms in this source, it represents an important branch of finch diversity that ornithologists study to understand bird evolution and distribution patterns.
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thumb|Juvenile, Hungary thumb|A hawfinch foraging, De Cocksdorp, Netherlands (2011) The hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is the only extant species placed in the genus Coccothraustes. Its closest living relatives are the genus Eophona of East Asia, and Hesperiphona of Central and North America.
This bird breeds across Europe and temperate Asia (Palearctic). It is mainly resident in Europe, but many Asian birds migrate further south in the winter. It is a rare vagrant to the western islands of Alaska.
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