Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Siskins, Crossbills and Allies :: Chaffinch

Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Common Chaffinch, European Chaffinch
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  Ericeira, Portugal - Dec 9, 2001 © Jose Viana 
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Range

(1) Azores.
(2) Madeira Is.
(3) Canary Is. (Gran Canaria, Tenerife Is.).
(4) Hierro Is.
(5) Las Palmas Is.
(6) Nw. Africa.
(7) Tunisia.
(8) Continental Europe from n. Scandinavia e. across nw. and c. Russia to sw. Siberia and s. to n. Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and n. Libya), Cyprus, Turkey, n. Iraq, w. and n. Iran, s. Russia e. to Caucasus, Armenia, and Caspian Sea area.
(9) Iceland and British Isles.
(10) Sardinia.
(11) Crete.
(12) Crimea.
(13) N. Iran.
(14) S. Transcaspia.
Introduced to Cape Town, South Africa and New Zealand.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Telpost Parnassia
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Avisoft
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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