Hawfinch vs Red-headed Bullfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes comparado com Pyrrhula erythrocephala

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Hawfinch Red-headed Bullfinch
Nome científico Coccothraustes coccothraustes Pyrrhula erythrocephala
Ordem Passeriformes Passeriformes
Família Fringillidae Fringillidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 18,0 cm (7.1 in)
Envergadura 32,0 cm (12.6 in) 15,5 cm (6.1 in)
Peso 55,0 g (1.94 oz) 22,45 g (0.79 oz)
Dieta Seeds and kernels, especially from cherries, olives, elms, and hornbeams. The bill exerts a force … --
Tamanho da postura 3-5 3-4
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Hawfinch 18,0 cm
Red-headed Bullfinch
Envergadura
Hawfinch 32,0 cm
Red-headed Bullfinch 15,5 cm
Peso
Hawfinch 55,0 g
Red-headed Bullfinch 22,45 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Hawfinch only

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Red-headed Bullfinch only

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Hawfinch

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

Song & Call Comparison

Hawfinch

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.

Red-headed Bullfinch

Geographic Range & Migration

Hawfinch

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

Red-headed Bullfinch

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Hawfinch

Least Concern

Red-headed Bullfinch

How to Tell Them Apart

Hawfinch

Plumagem

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.

Bico

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

Red-headed Bullfinch

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.

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