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The male chaffinch is unmistakeably handsome with a blue-grey cap, pink cheeks and breast and a reddish-brown mantle. Females and juveniles are much duller, consisting of grey-brown upper-parts and dull greyish-white underparts. All chaffinches, however, have distinct wing bars.
- What does chaffinch look like?
- What Colour is a female chaffinch?
- How many chaffinches are there in the UK?
What does chaffinch look like?
What do chaffinches look like? Male chaffinches are colourful birds with an orange-pink breast and cheeks, grey-blue cap and orange-brown back. Females are much duller brown with hints of green and yellow. Size-wise they are slightly larger than a robin.
What Colour is a female chaffinch?
The female has an olive-brown back, and grey-brown underparts becoming almost white towards the rump, which is greenish. The juveniles are similar to the female but lack the greenish rump. The bill is brown in both the female and juveniles.
How many chaffinches are there in the UK?
Nesting and Territory
There are thought to be 6,200,000 Chaffinch territories in the UK. Once a Chaffinch has claimed a territory the bird will return each year for the breeding season. Chaffinches are very territorial and maintain their territory by singing to warn off other males.
