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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	European Goldfinch	Common Chaffinch
学名	Carduelis carduelis	Fringilla coelebs
目	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
科	Fringillidae	Fringillidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Least Concern
体長	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	—
翼開長	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	17.2 cm (6.8 in)
体重	16.0 g (0.56 oz)	22.75 g (0.80 oz)
食性	Seeds, especially thistle (Carduus) and teasel seeds, extracted with its precise tweezer-like bill. Also takes …	--
一腹卵数	4-6	4-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

European Goldfinch 13.0 cm

Common Chaffinch —

翼開長

European Goldfinch 23.0 cm

Common Chaffinch 17.2 cm

体重

European Goldfinch 16.0 g

Common Chaffinch 22.75 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌲 Forest

European Goldfinch only

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

Common Chaffinch only

None

European Goldfinch

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

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Song & Call Comparison

European Goldfinch

さえずり

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.

Common Chaffinch

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Geographic Range & Migration

European Goldfinch

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

Common Chaffinch

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保全状況

Least Concern

European Goldfinch

Least Concern

Common Chaffinch

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How to Tell Them Apart

European Goldfinch

羽毛

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.

くちばし

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

Common Chaffinch

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About These Birds

European Goldfinch

ルネサンス絵画に頻繁に描かれたヒワで、「チャーム」（魅力）と呼ばれる群れを形成する。

Common Chaffinch

ヨーロッパ・西アジアに広く分布するフィンチ（体長14〜16cm）。雄は青灰色の頭部に赤褐色の胸、白い翼帯が特徴的。Fringilla coelebs（ズアオアトリ）はヨーロッパで最も個体数の多い鳥の一つで、庭や公園から山地の森林まで幅広い環境に生息する。雄の複雑な歌声は文化圏によって方言がある。Fringillidae科。

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