European Goldfinch vs Hooded Grosbeak

Carduelis carduelis ile kıyaslandığında Hesperiphona abeillei

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik European Goldfinch Hooded Grosbeak
Bilimsel Ad Carduelis carduelis Hesperiphona abeillei
Takım Passeriformes Passeriformes
Familya Fringillidae Fringillidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 13,0 cm (5.1 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 23,0 cm (9.1 in) 20,6 cm (8.1 in)
Ağırlık 16,0 g (0.56 oz) 48,120000000000005 g (1.70 oz)
Beslenme Seeds, especially thistle (Carduus) and teasel seeds, extracted with its precise tweezer-like bill. Also takes … --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 4-6 --
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
European Goldfinch 13,0 cm
Hooded Grosbeak
Kanat Açıklığı
European Goldfinch 23,0 cm
Hooded Grosbeak 20,6 cm
Ağırlık
European Goldfinch 16,0 g
Hooded Grosbeak 48,120000000000005 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

European Goldfinch only

Hooded Grosbeak only

Hiçbiri

European Goldfinch

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

Song & Call Comparison

European Goldfinch

Şarkı

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.

Hooded Grosbeak

Geographic Range & Migration

European Goldfinch

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

Hooded Grosbeak

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

European Goldfinch

Least Concern

Hooded Grosbeak

How to Tell Them Apart

European Goldfinch

Tuy

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.

Gaga

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

Hooded Grosbeak

About These Birds

European Goldfinch

The European goldfinch is a strikingly beautiful finch whose tinkling song and colorful plumage have made it popular in art and as a caged bird for centuries. It appears frequently in Renaissance paintings as a symbol of the Passion of Christ. Flocks of goldfinches are charmingly called a charm.

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