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Picogordo

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Least Concern

Longitud

18,0 cm

Envergadura

32,0 cm

Peso

55,0 g

Familia

Fringillidae

Orden

Passeriformes

Acerca de

El picogordo es un pinzón de gran tamaño con un pico enorme y poderoso adaptado para partir semillas duras. Tiene plumaje marrón-anaranjado con alas negras y blancas. Mide unos 16-18 cm. Habita en bosques caducifolios y mixtos de Europa, Asia central y este asiático. Se alimenta principalmente de semillas de cerezo, acebo y olivo, que puede partir con su robusto pico. Especie tímida y difícil de observar a pesar de su gran tamaño entre los pinzones.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Body Length	18,0 cm	7.1 in
Envergadura	32,0 cm	12.6 in
Peso	55,0 g	1.94 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

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.

Pico

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

Habitat & Range

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

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Distribución geográfica

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

Diet & Feeding

Seeds and kernels, especially from cherries, olives, elms, and hornbeams. The bill exerts a force of over 50 kg to crack hard seeds.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 11-13 days. Fledging: 12-13 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

3-5

Sonido

Canto

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.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Passeriformes (Aves Canoras)
Familia	Fringillidae (Pinzones)
Genus	Coccothraustes
Especies	Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name
German	Kernbeißer
Spanish	Picogordo

Distribution

Picogordo has been recorded in 5 countries.

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🇧🇪 Bélgica 🇩🇰 Dinamarca 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇷🇺 Rusia 🇸🇪 Suecia

External Databases

Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Picogordo eat?

Seeds and kernels, especially from cherries, olives, elms, and hornbeams. The bill exerts a force of over 50 kg to crack hard seeds.

Where does the Picogordo live?

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

Is the Picogordo endangered?

The Picogordo has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Picogordo nest?

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 11-13 days. Fledging: 12-13 days.

What does the Picogordo sound like?

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.

How big is the Picogordo?

The Picogordo has a body length of 18.0 cm, wingspan of 32.0 cm, weight of 55.0 g.

What order and family does the Picogordo belong to?

The Picogordo (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) belongs to the order Passeriformes and the family Fringillidae.