Winter bird feeder webcam - Greenfinches
Web camera image: Airras, LK forum
Translation: Liis
Greenfinch Rohevint Carduelis chloris
Greenfinches have a big beak; they come to the birdfeeder to hang about and enjoy sunflower seeds, calmly shelling them in place. We never see greenfinches feeding on lard. They move around in groups, so at times they can be seen in quite large numbers around the birdfeeder and under it.
The plumage of the male is nicely greenish with a brightly yellow wing streak. The female is greenish grey, with the back streaked in brown, wing edges yellow and legs pink.
Their behaviour in a larger group of birds can be quarrelsome, but they are very courteous towards their own females.
They are more numerous in winter than in summer, around a couple of hundred thousand individuals; the garden bird count will provide a better estimate. Slightly smaller than a bullfinch, weight around thirty grams and length fifteen centimetres.
Greenfinch observations in the e-Biodiversity database: HERE
Over the winters of the last 25 years the number of greenfinches in Estonia has shown a moderate increase, although outbreaks of illnesses have had a negative impact on the abundance for several years. In recent winters the population has started to recover again.
Photos: Arne Ader
Male greenfinch
Female greenfinch
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