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Blue chaffinch

(Fringilla teydea)

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Description

Blue chaffinches resemble common chaffinches,but they are noticeably larger,and have a thicker bill.They are characteristically more uniform in their plumage,and they lack a dark cap.Females are a dull grey-brown,but can be distinguished from chaffinches by their weaker wing bars.Breeding males are unmistakable,with the namesake largely blue plumage and a grey bill.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Fringillidae
Genus:Fringilla
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