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Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
43.8202, 15.9807
Field Notes
Description:
This is a common sparrow-sized finch. Male ( photos n° 2 & 3) is colorful and easily recognized by a blue-grey crown, nape and upper mantle, and a rust-red throat, breast and belly. It also sports a recognizable black forehead and a white panel and a whitish bar on coverts. The rump is a light olive-green; while the tail is black and bordered white. Female (photos n° 1 & 3) and juvenile are more discreet in coloration.
Habitat:
Chaffinch is a very common and widespread european finch; preferring wooded areas and woodlands. Here observed observed in several wooded spots in Krka NP (Croatia). The park is in the place where Krka river forms a series of waterfalls and lakes; it is surrounded by a magnificent dense broad-leaved forest, and its shallow coastal waters are rich in vegetation.
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