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Hawfinch

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Also known as Coccothraustes coccothraustes

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.

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The Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata. It belongs to the parent taxon Coccothraustes. The species is diurnal and has a wingspan of 31. Its range includes Africa, with Algeria listed as a country of origin.

The IUCN conservation status is Least Concern. The species is not extinct. It lays an average of 4.5 eggs, which have an incubation period of 12 days. The Hawfinch is also known by the common names gylfinbraff, Kernbeißer, and Picogordo Común.

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Species

hawfinch

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderPasseriformes
  4. FamilyFringillidae
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Coccothraustes
Country of origin
Algeria
Image
Coccothraustes coccothraustes 1 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Commons category
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Commons gallery
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
taxon common name
bico-grossudo-eurasiático
wingspan
31
litter size
4.5
egg incubation period
12
diel cycle
diurnality
taxon range
Africa
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Description
  • Distribution and habitat
  • British Isles
  • Behaviour and ecology
  • Breeding
  • Feeding
  • Flight
  • Migration
  • Status
  • References
  • Sources
  • Further reading
  • External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hawfinch” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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