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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính	Taiwan Rosefinch	European Goldfinch
Tên Khoa Học	Carpodacus formosanus	Carduelis carduelis
Bộ	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Họ	Fringillidae	Fringillidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn	Least Concern	Least Concern
Chiều Dài	—	13,0 cm (5.1 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	13,8 cm (5.4 in)	23,0 cm (9.1 in)
Khối Lượng	22,15 g (0.78 oz)	16,0 g (0.56 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn	--	Seeds, especially thistle (Carduus) and teasel seeds, extracted with its precise tweezer-like bill. Also takes …
Số Trứng	--	4-6
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Taiwan Rosefinch —

European Goldfinch 13,0 cm

Chiều Dài Sải Cánh

Taiwan Rosefinch 13,8 cm

European Goldfinch 23,0 cm

Khối Lượng

Taiwan Rosefinch 22,15 g

European Goldfinch 16,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

🌲 Forest

Taiwan Rosefinch only

Không

European Goldfinch only

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

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

Taiwan Rosefinch

European Goldfinch

Tiếng Hót

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Taiwan Rosefinch

European Goldfinch

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

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Taiwan Rosefinch

Least Concern

European Goldfinch

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How to Tell Them Apart

Taiwan Rosefinch

European Goldfinch

Bộ Lông

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.

Mỏ

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

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About These Birds

Taiwan Rosefinch

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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