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Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
42.6542, 44.6539
Field Notes
Description:
This is a common sparrow-sized finch, observed few times during our stay in mountains of Caucasus. First three pics is male, with its rusty-red chest and belly and blue-grey cape; and in the fourth one, a more down-to-earth coloured and more discreet female.
Habitat:
All pics were taken in mountains, on about 2000 m of altitude, on edges of coniferous forest and around mountain habitations and gardens in Caucasus.
Notes:
Males were seen as a part of Serin's flocks (Red-fronted Serin and European serin); while the female was seen on its own.
Reference Links:
Common chaffinch - Wikipedia
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PublishedApril 23, 2019
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