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Common Name

Common Chaffinch

Alternate Names

Chaffinch

Common Type

Chaffinch

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Fringillidae

Genus

Fringilla

Species

coelebs

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Britain, Iraq

Number of Sub-Species

Almost twenty sub species

Migratory or Resident

Partial migrants with those in colder northern areas moving south in the winter.

Preferred Habitat

Wooded areas.

Distribution and Range

Europe, across Asia to Siberia and NW Africa

Food

Forage for seeds but will feed young invertebrates.

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Bird

Common Chaffinch

Chaffinch

Chaffinch

Passeriformes

Fringillidae

Fringilla

coelebs

Least Concern

Britain, Iraq

Almost twenty sub species

Partial migrants with those in colder northern areas moving south in the winter.

Wooded areas.

Europe, across Asia to Siberia and NW Africa

Forage for seeds but will feed young invertebrates.

Wild birds were trapped in London parks for many years and then used in competitions to see which bird would repeat its song the most number of times. The keeping as pets declined after the trapping of wild birds was outlawed in 1880.