Black-headed Greenfinch vs Kernbeißer

Chloris ambigua verglichen mit Coccothraustes coccothraustes

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Black-headed Greenfinch Kernbeißer
Wissenschaftlicher Name Chloris ambigua Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Ordnung Passeriformes Passeriformes
Familie Fringillidae Fringillidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 18,0 cm (7.1 in)
Flügelspannweite 15,6 cm (6.1 in) 32,0 cm (12.6 in)
Gewicht 15,5 g (0.55 oz) 55,0 g (1.94 oz)
Ernährung -- Seeds and kernels, especially from cherries, olives, elms, and hornbeams. The bill exerts a force …
Gelegegröße 3-4 3-5
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Black-headed Greenfinch
Kernbeißer 18,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Black-headed Greenfinch 15,6 cm
Kernbeißer 32,0 cm
Gewicht
Black-headed Greenfinch 15,5 g
Kernbeißer 55,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

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Kernbeißer

Deciduous and mixed woodland, orchards, parks, and large gardens with mature fruiting trees.

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-headed Greenfinch

Kernbeißer

Gesang

A sharp, metallic 'tsick' call — the primary vocalization and often all that's heard. Song is a thin, reedy warble. Generally inconspicuous vocally despite its striking appearance.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black-headed Greenfinch

Kernbeißer

Europe, North Africa, and western and central Asia. Partially migratory, with northern populations moving south in winter.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Black-headed Greenfinch

Least Concern

Kernbeißer

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-headed Greenfinch

Kernbeißer

Gefieder

Orange-brown head with a black bib and eye stripe. Warm brown back, grey nape, and broad white wing bar. Massive head and bill give a top-heavy appearance.

Schnabel

Enormously powerful, conical, pale bill capable of cracking cherry and olive stones

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About These Birds

Black-headed Greenfinch

The Black-headed Greenfinch is a medium-sized finch with a black head, dark olive-green body, and bright yellow wing patches and tail edges. It inhabits open forest, secondary growth, and scrubby hillsides from northeastern India through southern China and Vietnam. It feeds on seeds, berries, and buds, often foraging in the forest canopy and along woodland edges.

Kernbeißer

Der Kernbeißer besitzt im Verhältnis zu seiner Körpergröße den kräftigsten Schnabel aller europäischen Vögel und kann Kirschkerne knacken, für die eine Kraft von 27 bis 43 kg nötig ist. Trotz seines markanten Erscheinungsbilds ist er bekanntermaßen scheu und schwer zu beobachten. Sein Schädel weist besondere Anpassungen auf, um die enormen beim Kernknacken entstehenden Kräfte abzufedern.

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