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Chaffinch male (call)

Fringilla coelebs

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

To hear his call, see attached video.
just noticed this curious comment in Wikipedia which in spite of living in Belgium I did not know:
"In Belgium, the ancient traditional sport of vinkenzetting pits male chaffinches against one another in a contest for the most bird calls in an hour."

Habitat:

Drumnadrochit (Scotland). Woodlands.

Reference Links:

Common Chaffinch

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
The MnMs
Thanks for liking this finch, guys! :-)
Jacob Gorneau
Absolutely gorgeous, Marta!! I love the video too!
The MnMs
Yes, this way you can recognize it in the woods before you see it because this call is very distinctive :-)
suzmonk
Thanks for adding the video, so we could hear his call. Handsome fellow.

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PublishedAugust 2, 2013

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