Common chaffinch Fringilla coelebs

Features

The common chaffinch is our smallest and most common type of finch.

Species	Bird
Living space	Conifer forest, Deciduous forest
Size	15 cm
Weight	18 -24 g

Description

It is recognisable by its double white wing stripe and white edges on the tail. When mating, the males have a vivid white spot on the shoulders, a blue-grey crown and nape, and a rosy face and chest. Females and adolescent specimens are less contrasting. Their upperside is brownish and the underside brown. The common chaffinch nests in forests of all kinds, to the treeline; including parks, gardens and groups of trees in urban centres. In Slovenia this is a common year-round species.