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It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

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Birdsong field guide

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

The Common Chaffinch is a widespread, colorful passerine known for its prominent double white wing bars and social ground-foraging habits.

What it sounds like

A loud, metallic 'pink-pink' contact call and a vigorous, descending rhythmic song ending in a flourish.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Eetu Paljakka · FinlandCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

The species name 'coelebs' (meaning bachelor) was coined by Linnaeus because females in northern populations often migrate while males remain behind.
They construct highly camouflaged, cup-shaped nests using moss, lichen, and grass bound tightly with spider silk.
Chaffinches exhibit distinct regional song dialects, with young males learning their specific local 'accent' from neighboring adults.
While primarily granivorous, they switch to a high-protein diet of caterpillars and other invertebrates to feed their developing chicks.
They are rarely seen on elevated bird feeders, preferring to forage for dropped seeds on the ground underneath them.

Habitat

Open woodlands, parks, gardens, and agricultural hedgerows.

Range

Widespread across Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, with introduced populations in New Zealand and South Africa.

Similar & commonly confused birds

African ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenys Azores ChaffinchFringilla moreletti BramblingFringilla montifringilla Canary Islands ChaffinchFringilla canariensis Gran Canaria Blue ChaffinchFringilla polatzeki Madeira ChaffinchFringilla maderensis Tenerife Blue ChaffinchFringilla teydea

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