Hawfinch vs Black-and-yellow Grosbeak

Coccothraustes coccothraustes से तुलना Mycerobas icterioides

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Hawfinch Black-and-yellow Grosbeak
वैज्ञानिक नाम Coccothraustes coccothraustes Mycerobas icterioides
गण Passeriformes Passeriformes
कुल Fringillidae Fringillidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई 18.0 cm (7.1 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 32.0 cm (12.6 in) 25.5 cm (10.0 in)
वजन 55.0 g (1.94 oz) 67.0 g (2.36 oz)
आहार Seeds and kernels, especially from cherries, olives, elms, and hornbeams. The bill exerts a force … --
अंडों की संख्या 3-5 2-3
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Hawfinch 18.0 cm
Black-and-yellow Grosbeak
पंखों का फैलाव
Hawfinch 32.0 cm
Black-and-yellow Grosbeak 25.5 cm
वजन
Hawfinch 55.0 g
Black-and-yellow Grosbeak 67.0 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Hawfinch only

कोई नहीं

Black-and-yellow Grosbeak only

कोई नहीं

Hawfinch

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

Song & Call Comparison

Hawfinch

गीत

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.

Black-and-yellow Grosbeak

Geographic Range & Migration

Hawfinch

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

Black-and-yellow Grosbeak

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Hawfinch

Least Concern

Black-and-yellow Grosbeak

How to Tell Them Apart

Hawfinch

पंख

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.

चोंच

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

Black-and-yellow Grosbeak

About These Birds

Hawfinch

The hawfinch possesses the most powerful bill relative to body size of any European bird, capable of cracking cherry stones that require a force of 27-43 kg. Despite its distinctive appearance, it is famously shy and difficult to observe. The skull contains special adaptations to absorb the enormous forces generated during seed-cracking.

Black-and-yellow Grosbeak

The Black-and-yellow Grosbeak is a large, robust finch of montane conifer forests in the western Himalayas from Afghanistan to Nepal. Males are brilliant yellow below with black upperparts and a massive yellow bill adapted for cracking seeds. It feeds on pine seeds, buds, berries, and insects, often in small flocks.

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