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

Twite Carduelis flavirostris

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Acanthis flavirostris

Photographs

Norway - Aug, 2003 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Westvoorne, Netherlands - Jan 31, 2003 © Bas de Bruijn 
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Range

Palearctic;
(1) Ne. and c. Europe in w. and n. Scandinavia (Norway, n. Sweden, n. Finland) and w. Russia (Kola Peninsula).
Winter in s. Europe.
(2) Shetland Is., Hebrides, Orkneys, Ireland, Scotland, and n. England.
(3) E. Turkey, Caucasus and nw. Iran.
(4) S. Ural Mountains to Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan, Kirghiz steppes to Lake Balkhash and Tien Shan Mountains. C. and e. Afghanistan.
(5) C. Russia (Altai Muountains) to nw. Mongolia.
(6) Kyrgyzstan (Altai Mountains) to Pamir Mountains, and nw. China (w. Sinkiang).
(7) W. China (e. Sinkiang, Qinghai, and Kansu) to se. Tibet.
(8) Himalayas of Pakistan, n. India (n. Kashmir), n. Nepal, and sw. Tibet.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Telpost Parnassia
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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