Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

(F. c. caucasica)

Armenian Name:	Ամուրիկ

See Plate 55 for Chaffinch and other similar species

Resident Status:	Year-round resident
Abundance:	Common
Length:	14.5 cm, Wing Span:24.5-28.5 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 314.
Description:	White upper and off-white lower wingbar, greenish rump, and largely white outertail feathers.
Adult (Breeding):	Male has black forehead, gray-blue crown, reddish-brown back, pink-brown face, and pinkish underparts.
Adult (Non-breeding):	Non-breeding Male is duller and browner, especially on head and upperparts. Female is gray-brown above, pale brown below year-round.
Juvenile:	Similar to female but has grayish-white spot on nape, browner mantle, and paler underparts.
Similar Species:	Differs from other finches and buntings by combination of double whitish wingbars, greenish rump, and white outertail feathers.
Behavior:	Often gregarious, forming large flocks with other species in fall and winter.
Habitat:	Forest, orchards, hedgerows, parks.
Food:	Seeds, plant matter.
Nest:	Cup of dry grasses, moss, and lichens in tree.
Eggs:	19 mm, 4-5, blue-green, brownish blotches.