Passeriformes

Finches (Fringillidae)

HBW 15, p. 440

  • Small to medium-sized passerines with relatively to very stout, conical bill; plumage highly variable, often colourful.
  • Holarctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical and Oriental Regions; introduced in Australasia.
  • Almost all habitats; most species in mixed woods, thickets and adjacent semi-open areas, forest edges and clearings with mosaic of grassland, shrubs and small trees, also farmland, especially stubble, orchards, plantations, parks, gardens and tree-lined suburban streets.
  • 29 genera, 144 species, 406 taxa.
  • 11 species threatened; 1 species and 1 subspecies extinct since 1600.
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29 genera, 144 species

2186 files covering
29 genera (100%)
135 species (94%)

 

    1109 videos covering
27 genera (93%)
109 species (76%)
    982 photographs covering
26 genera (90%)
130 species (90%)
    95 sound recordings covering
11 genera (38%)
48 species (33%)
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