Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 24,608
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The hawfinch is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is the only extant species placed in the genus Coccothraustes. Its closest living relatives are the genus Eophona of East Asia, and Hesperiphona of Central and North America.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Hawfinch”.