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Maximum age:13 years
Eggs and clutches:Incubation two weeks. 4 - 6 eggs, often two clutches.
Latin name:Chloris chloris
Description
During the breeding season the male displays an elegant song flight, and its song is then very similar to the warbling of a canary.
Appearance
This is a heavily set finch with a thick, hooked beak, black cap and a shining white belly. The adult male has a red neck and abdomen while the female is a greyish brown colour underneath.
Similar bird
Larger and more evenly grey-green than the siskin.
Sounds and song
The call is constantly repeated, and the song consists of a canary-sounding version of the call.
Sång
Call
Food and bird tables
Common guest at the bird table. The old birds will eat mostly seeds while the chicks are fed with insects and moistened seeds. The greenfinch enjoys fatty seeds such as sunflower seeds, hemp seeds and peanuts at the bird table.
The nest and hollows
The greenfinch nests in bushes, hedges or trees. The nest is built from moss, lichen and fine twigs and is usually lined with horsehair.