Common Chaffinch
Rude Strand
Odder
03,06Jun2010
Originally from Britain but has
become the most common
finch in western Europe.
become the most common
finch in western Europe.
Fringilla coelebs
(L 6.7" WS 8" Wt 0.4 oz)
Fringilla is Latin for a small bird
mentioned by Terentus Varro et al;
coelebs is Latin for single, unmarried
refers to the female chaffinch who leaves
the males to a bachelor existence.
mentioned by Terentus Varro et al;
coelebs is Latin for single, unmarried
refers to the female chaffinch who leaves
the males to a bachelor existence.
© Niels Van
Doninck
Doninck
xeno-canto
© Wikipedia
A bird in the hand is worth
two in the bush.
two in the bush.
(Alexander Pope)