European Greenfinch - BirdForum Opus

Carduelis chloris

Photo by silverstreak195

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.

Photo by postacrdcv
female greenfinch

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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