Hawfinch

Scientific name: Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Mongolian name: Банхар Булжуухай
Order: Passeriformes
Bird family: Fringillidae (Siskins, crossbills, allies)
Conservation status: LC

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The hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae which breeds across Europe and temperate Asia.

Length : 18 cm (7.1 in)

Wingspan: 29 to 33 cm (11 to 13 in)

Weight : 46–70 g (1.6–2.5 oz)

Population : 10,000,000-21,999,999 individuals

Habitat: typically inhabits deciduous forests during the spring to have offspring, often in trees that bear fruit, such as oak trees. They also incur into human areas, such as parks and gardens.

Diet: food is mainly seeds and fruit kernels, especially those of cherries, which it cracks with its powerful bill.

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