#Eurasian Chaffinch

[hellsitegenetics]

Has anyone tried to send you a carefully composed ask before that specifically contains the genome of something they intend?

Now you'd think that by sending this ask, I may have done this very thing. But that would be too much effort for me.

Or is it....

REVEAL THE BEAST

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Closest match: Fringilla coelebs genome assembly, chromosome: 8 Common name: Eurasian chaffinch

[tomodachibirb]

Eurasian Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) male - left, and Brambling (Fringilla Montifringilla) female - right, from a banding. Jerusalem Bird Observatory (JBO). 18.11.24

[on-a-twig]

Eurasian chaffinch

[ninevehsage]

Birds

📸 April 5th & 6th, 2025

Eurasian magpie & Pigeons (Harakka ja pulut)

Western jackdaws (Naakat)

Eurasian chaffinches (Peipot)

Eurasian tree sparrows (Pikkuvarpuset)

[heather-rajendran]

Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) (male) photo I took 04/05/2024, Wintersett, West Yorkshire, UK

[plumes-merry-critters]

"Mr Chaffinch, colorful in the green of grass" - April 2022

[wailveid]

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[fictionalred-photos]

Chaffinch in the botanical gardens of Edinburgh

[justbirdsallthetime]

Eurasian chaffinch

(bird of the day)

[uwmspeccoll]

Feathursday Finches

Here are some birds from the family Fringillidae, illustrated in black-and-white and hand-colored wood engravings by British author and wood engraver Eric Fitch Daglish (1892-1966) from his 1948 publication Birds of the British Isles, published in London by J. M. Dent & Sons in 1948 in a limited edition of 1500 copies. From top to bottom:

Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

Twite (Linaria flavirostris)

Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)

Eurasian Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

Red Crossbill or Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)

Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus)

European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

Birds of the British Isles is a donation from our friend, Wisconsin wood engraver Tony Drehfal.

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[michaelnordeman]

European Robin/rödhake, Chaffinch/bofink, Eurasian Treecreeper/trädkrypare, Great Spotted Woodpecker/större hackspett, and Dunnock/järnsparv. Värmland, Sweden (April 3, 2021).

[proton-wobbler]

Great Backyard Bird Off - Eurasia (poll 12)

Bird Info & Submission Reasons

Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

"have complicated relationship with this bird for personal reasons but it is very common and deserves to be more known"

"I hear them all the time and I love them. To me their song sounds like they're rapidly falling or descending, and I love that their "rain calls" have such varied dialects."

"look how pretty it is"

also found in New Zealand and several adjacent islands

Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus)

"Yellow 👍"

Small yellowish finch with prominent wingbars. Male is attractive and distinctive, with a yellow face and breast offset by a black cap and small chin patch. Female streaky overall, often with yellowish tones; note especially the yellow wing and tail flashes of both sexes. Inhabits mixed and coniferous woodland and forest; also found in parks and gardens, and visits seed feeders. Often in flocks, mainly in the autumn and winter, gathering at good food sources. Listen for twittering, buzzing vocalizations, including nasal, rising “tuohweee” and dry chittering. (eBird)

Image sources: chaffinch (Ryan Schain), siskin (Javier Gomez Gonzalez)

Areas which are italicized represent the non-native range of the species. Whether introduced on purpose on or accident, these species may have become invasive in this range. Despite their potential impact on native wildlife, please do not leave disparaging comments on these polls. Their purpose is to celebrate people's love of these species.

[on-a-twig]

Eurasian chaffinch

[ninevehsage]

There are 37 confirmed bird species on my list, that I've seen visiting in our yard. Here are few visitors from today (April 19th, 2024) and my newest confirmed bird species, Dunnock (Rautiainen) is in the last photo! 🥰

Other birds in the photos are a young Blackbird (nuori Mustarastas), Blue tit (Sinitiainen), Eurasian chaffinch (Peippo) and European robin (Punarinta).

We also had Western jackdaws (Naakkoja), Eurasian siskins (Vihervarpusia), Willow tits (Hömötiaisia), Great tits (Talitiaisia), Eurasian tree sparrows (Pikkuvarpusia), at least one Common redpoll (Urpiainen) and a Great spotted woodpecker visiting us today. Oh and I also saw a Fieldfare (Räkättirastas) and a Redwing (Ounakylkirastas) pecking under bushes nearby our house. 😁

I stood a moment outside close by the birdfeeder (apple tree) and just enjoyed watching and listening all the birds. Lovely day untill it started snowing again ❄️❄️❄️ Poor birds that came here too early from someplace warm. It is cold out there now, when it's -4°C and the wind makes it feel much colder than it is. 🥶🙁

[scottpartridge]

Eurasian Chaffinch, Fringilla Coelebs

[plumes-merry-critters]

"These two male chaffinches were having quite a fight before they saw me walk by..." - May 2022