Greenfinch

Andy Holt - Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris 14.5cm
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andy.holt/digiscope/greenfinch/gf.htm
Peruse colour images of the greenfinch taken by enthusiast Andy Holt, at the Belvide reservoir, UK. See male, female, and juvenile, plus pair on a feeder.

ARKive - European Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Carduelis_chloris/more_still_images.html
Digest this visual essay about the life cycle of the greenfinch, from eggs to adult. See range of nine colour images.

ARKive - Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Carduelis_chloris/
Find out about this regular visitor to UK gardens that is also known as the European greenfinch. Includes current status and how to recognize its call.

Ashley’s Bird Pics - European Greenfinch
http://www.beolens.co.uk/digiscoping/galleries/Greenfinch/
Identification of the greenfinch is made easier by poring over six close-up colour photographs from Ashley Beolens.

BBCi - Greenfinch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/259.shtml
Gain an insight about the life of this sociable bird, or enjoy photos and a short audio clip of its song.

British Garden Birds - Greenfinch
http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/greenfinch.htm
Offers description of colour markings and how to tell the difference between male and female. Also data on feeding habits and breeding, plus audio clip.

British Trust for Ornithology - Greenfinch
http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2004/wcrgrefi.htm
Check out details of bird that could be in slow decline in the UK. See colour photograph of finch showing its large blunt beak.

BTO - Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris
http://www.bto.org/gbw/Species/BIRDS_GREFI.htm
Read description from British Trust for Ornithology about the ecology and behaviour of this aggressive bird. Supported by colour image of bird in natural environment.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Greenfinch http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/g/greenfinch/
Familiar yourself with this seed and insect eating bird that’s common in UK, but does not like bleak hilly areas. Includes distribution map and colour illustration.

Tiscali Reference - Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_greenfinch.html
Browse concise description of bird common in mainland UK and Ireland. Brief data on habitat, colour, and diet, plus colour image.

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