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Female common chaffinch A little female chaffinch on a very cold UK winter&#039;s morning. A male seen at the same time is pictured below. <br /> <br /> 14 cm in length.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67038/male_common_chaffinch.html" title="Male common chaffinch"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3314/67038_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2FVbdCZlquOnhvb6afLt18V2NPfc%3D" width="200" height="118" alt="Male common chaffinch It&#039;s always a joy to see the native flora and fauna when visiting back home in England. A little male chaffinch - forever alert and busy on the forest floor, one very cold winter&#039;s morning. With its patterned plumage, it is well-adapted for camouflage whilst eating on the ground. A female seen at the same time is pictured below. <br /> <br /> 14 cm in length.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114883/female_chaffinch.html Aves,Fringilla coelebs,Fringillidae,Geotagged,Passeriformes,United Kingdom,Vertebrate,Winter,common chaffinch,fauna" /></a></figure> Aves,Common chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,Fringillidae,Geotagged,Passeriformes,United Kingdom,Winter,common chaffinch,fauna,vertebrate Click/tap to enlarge

Female common chaffinch

A little female chaffinch on a very cold UK winter's morning. A male seen at the same time is pictured below.

14 cm in length.

Male common chaffinch It's always a joy to see the native flora and fauna when visiting back home in England. A little male chaffinch - forever alert and busy on the forest floor, one very cold winter's morning. With its patterned plumage, it is well-adapted for camouflage whilst eating on the ground. A female seen at the same time is pictured below. <br /> <br /> 14 cm in length.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114883/female_chaffinch.html Aves,Fringilla coelebs,Fringillidae,Geotagged,Passeriformes,United Kingdom,Vertebrate,Winter,common chaffinch,fauna

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The Common chaffinch

The common chaffinch is a common and widespread small passerine bird in the finch family. The male is brightly coloured with a blue-grey cap and rust-red underparts. The female is much duller in colouring, but both sexes have two contrasting white wing bars and white sides to the tail.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded May 15, 2021. Captured Jan 2, 2014 10:18 in Rspb Work Centre, Arne, Wareham BH20 5BJ, UK.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/332s
  • ISO1250
  • 240mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.