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Hawfinch

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Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes
ES: Picogordo común

Description

L: 18cm; W:29-33cm.

Striking bird for its colour and size. Both sexes have a similar appearance; if anything, the female with paler plumage than the male. Brown back with ocher rump, wine-grey underparts, head with a black stripe around bill and chin, greyish collar; wing with a white spot on primaries; secondaries with a shiny black external band in the male, grey in the female. Very thick conical beak; tail with black feathers finished in white. Juveniles with mottled plumage, lack the black bib and have a very subtle mask.

Picogordo común Coccothraustes coccothraustes Hawfinch
  • Observation difficulty: Easy
  • Status: Resident
  • Optimal Season: Dec-Jan
  • Conservation Status: Protected species
  • Hábitat: Cosmopolitan

 

Special interest

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ROUTES

PROVINCES

Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel

REGIONS

Hoya de Huesca; Somontano; Campo de Cariñena y Valdejalón; Gúdar-Javalambre; Sierra de Albarracín

Special Protected Areas (SPA)

RÍO HUERVA Y LAS PLANAS; RÍO GUADALOPE – MAESTRAZGO