Hawfinch

How to identify

Field marks

1. Bill stout with a metallic gloss, black in summer and pale in winter
2. Crown and cheeks rufous, with small black patches on the lores and base of the bill
3. A single broad gray band around the neck, like a shawl
4. A single broad white patch on the wing; flight feathers black with a blue sheen

Male, female and young

The female has a slightly grayer crown than the male; the immature resembles a darker version of the adult, with fine brown barring on the breast, belly and flanks.

Voice

The call is a harsh “chick”; the song is soft and indistinct.

Where and when it's recorded

Hawfinch has been recorded at 1,304 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 70 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Lynford ArboretumUnited Kingdom1,042 records
2. Jerusalem Bird ObservatoryIsrael717 records
3. VN RozkošCzechia574 records

Countries and regions with the most records

CzechiaJapanSpainGermanyChinaPolandUnited KingdomBulgaria

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) 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.

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