African Chaffinch vs Kernbeißer

Fringilla spodiogenys verglichen mit Coccothraustes coccothraustes

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal African Chaffinch Kernbeißer
Wissenschaftlicher Name Fringilla spodiogenys Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Ordnung Passeriformes Passeriformes
Familie Fringillidae Fringillidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge 18,0 cm (7.1 in)
Flügelspannweite 32,0 cm (12.6 in)
Gewicht 22,7025 g (0.80 oz) 55,0 g (1.94 oz)
Ernährung -- Seeds and kernels, especially from cherries, olives, elms, and hornbeams. The bill exerts a force …
Gelegegröße -- 3-5
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
African Chaffinch
Kernbeißer 18,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
African Chaffinch
Kernbeißer 32,0 cm
Gewicht
African Chaffinch 22,7025 g
Kernbeißer 55,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

African Chaffinch only

Kernbeißer only

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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

African Chaffinch

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

African Chaffinch

Kernbeißer

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

African Chaffinch

Least Concern

Kernbeißer

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How to Tell Them Apart

African Chaffinch

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

African Chaffinch

The African Chaffinch weighs about 23g and is found in North Africa and the Canary Islands. It inhabits woodland and scrub, foraging for seeds and insects on the ground and in trees.

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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