- Carduelis chloris
Description
Male varies from bright olive green in Summer to a greyer shade of green after moult, female duller and browner above. Both have brilliant yellow wing panel. A woodland bird but nowadays common in gardens. Can be aggressive when competing for food, chasing off other smaller birds.
Habitats
Parks, woodlands and gardens all over Europe.
Breeding
Cup of moss, grass or twigs in bush or tree.
Food
Almost exclusively seeds & nuts.
Song
wheezing trilling song
==When
All year round.
Identification
wallington gardens Northumberland
Introduced
Introduced to Australia in1880s.Now found over much of coastal SE.STATUS:COMMON.
Originally posted by Dimitris
Bird Song
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