Fringillidae

Carduelis chloris Photo by J. Romãozinho (Pescador de Aves) Common name:European greenfinch (en); verdilhão (pt); verdier d’Europe (fr); verderón común (es); grünfink (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Fringillidae Range:This species is found throughout most of Europe, with the exception of northern Scandinavia, northern Russia and Iceland. They are also found in north-west Africa, from Morocco to Tunisia,…

Pinicola enucleator (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:pine grosbeak (en); pintarroxo-de-bico-grosso (pt); dubec des sapins (fr); camachuelo picogrueso (es); hakengimpel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:These birds are widely distributed in the northern parts of America and Eurasia, being found in Alaska, Canada and the northern United States, as well as Scandinavia, Russia, Mongolia, north-eastern China and northern Japan.Size:They…

Loxia scotica Photo by David Whitaker (Wild Photo Forum) Common name:Scottish crossbill (en); cruza-bico-escocês (pt); bec-croisé d’Écosse (fr); piquituerto escocés (es); Schottland-kreuzschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Caledonian Forests of Scotland, in the eastern Highlands, with core areas in Nairn, Moray and Banff, extending down into lower Deeside, and in Sutherland. Size:These birds…

Eophona migratoria Photo by Tim Edelsten (Birds Korea) Common name:yellow-billed grosbeak (en); bico-grossudo-chinês (pt); gros-bec migrateur (fr); pepitero de cola negra (es); weißhand-Kernbeißer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:These birds breed in south-eastern Russia, Korea, Mongolia and eastern China, and migrate south to winter in southern China and Taiwan, in Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand.Size:The yellow-billed grosbeak is 16-18 cm…