Fringillidae

Carduelis cannabina Photo by Anne van der  Wal (Flickr) Common name:Eurasian linnet (en); pintarroxo-comum (pt); linotte mélodieuse (fr); pardillo común (es); bluthänfling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:These birds are found throughout most of Europe, in North Africa, and into Asia as far as western Siberia, western China and northern Afghanistan.Size:Eurasian linnets are 13-14 cm long and have…

Serinus serinus Photo by Rosa Gambóias (Flickr) Common name: European serin (en); chamariz (pt); serin cini (fr); verdecillo (es); girlitz (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Fringillidae Range: The European serin breeds across continental Europe and all around the Mediterranean basin, from the Iberian peninsula and Morocco all the way to Israel. They are mostly absent…

Fringilla teydea (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: blue chaffinch (en); tentilhão-azul (pt); pinson blue (fr); pinzón azul (es); Teydefink (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Fringillidae Range: This species is endemic to the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria in the Canary islands. Size: These birds are 16-18 cm long and weigh 30-31 g. Habitat: The…

Carpodacus synoicus Photo by Avi Meir (Flickr) Common name: pale rosefinch (en); peito-rosado-do-Sinai (pt); roselin du Sinaï (fr); carpodaco del Sinai (es); einödgimpel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Fringillidae Range: This Asian species has a patchy distribution in the Middle East, in Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and into adjacent areas of Egypt. A separate…