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common_chaffinch
common chaffinch
English

Fringilla coelebs
Noun
common chaffinch (plural common chaffinches)
- A bird of the species Fringilla coelebs, principally native to Europe.
Synonyms
- (Fringilla coelebs): chaffinch
Translations
geographic distribution of the common chaffinch
Subspecies of the coelebs group
Yellow: breeding summer visitor
Green: breeding resident
Blue: non-breeding winter visitor
Olive: human-introduced populations
(New Zealand, South Africa)
Subspecies of the spodiogenys group
Dark red: breeding resident
Subspecies of the canariensis group
Pink: breeding resident
Subspecies of the coelebs group
Yellow: breeding summer visitor
Green: breeding resident
Blue: non-breeding winter visitor
Olive: human-introduced populations
(New Zealand, South Africa)
Subspecies of the spodiogenys group
Dark red: breeding resident
Subspecies of the canariensis group
Pink: breeding resident
Fringilla coelebs