European Goldfinch vs Hooded Grosbeak

Carduelis carduelis مقارنةً بـ Hesperiphona abeillei

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة European Goldfinch Hooded Grosbeak
الاسم العلمي Carduelis carduelis Hesperiphona abeillei
الرتبة Passeriformes Passeriformes
الفصيلة Fringillidae Fringillidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 13,0 cm (5.1 in)
طول الجناح 23,0 cm (9.1 in) 20,6 cm (8.1 in)
الوزن 16,0 g (0.56 oz) 48,120000000000005 g (1.70 oz)
النظام الغذائي Seeds, especially thistle (Carduus) and teasel seeds, extracted with its precise tweezer-like bill. Also takes … --
عدد البيض في الوضع 4-6 --
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
European Goldfinch 13,0 cm
Hooded Grosbeak
طول الجناح
European Goldfinch 23,0 cm
Hooded Grosbeak 20,6 cm
الوزن
European Goldfinch 16,0 g
Hooded Grosbeak 48,120000000000005 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

European Goldfinch only

Hooded Grosbeak only

بلا

European Goldfinch

Open woodland, orchards, gardens, parks, and weedy fields with seed-bearing plants. Common at garden bird feeders.

Song & Call Comparison

European Goldfinch

الغناء

A liquid, tinkling 'swit-swit-swit' in flight and a melodic twittering song. Flocks produce a bright jingling chorus. Male song is a sweet repetitive warble incorporating the flight call.

Hooded Grosbeak

Geographic Range & Migration

European Goldfinch

Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. Introduced to Australia, New Zealand, and parts of South America.

Hooded Grosbeak

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

European Goldfinch

Least Concern

Hooded Grosbeak

How to Tell Them Apart

European Goldfinch

الريش

Crimson red face with white cheeks and a black crown. Sandy-brown back with a bright yellow wing bar visible in flight. Black and white tail.

المنقار

Slender, pointed, ivory-pink bill adapted for extracting seeds from thistles

Hooded Grosbeak

About These Birds

European Goldfinch

The European goldfinch is a strikingly beautiful finch whose tinkling song and colorful plumage have made it popular in art and as a caged bird for centuries. It appears frequently in Renaissance paintings as a symbol of the Passion of Christ. Flocks of goldfinches are charmingly called a charm.

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