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Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Photo by cristian
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Field Notes

Description:

A Hawfinch feeding with seeds on the ground

Habitat:

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Comments (4)
cristian
If you really want to see this species, you'll have to visit Bucharest in winter...
Noe and Pili
Thanks for sharing, Cristian. This is a very good capture and I wish I could see one of this birds soon. This guys have a very strong beak which is useful for eating cherry kernels
cristian
It is related with the Grosbeaks - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawfinch
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PublishedDecember 2, 2011

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