Finches (Fringillidae)

Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata) - HBW 15, p. 613

French: Gros-bec masqué German: Maskenkernbeißer Spanish: Picogordo Japonés
Other common names: Japanese/Masked Hawfinch, Masked/Black-headed Grosbeak

Taxonomy: Coccothraustes personatus Temminck and Schlegel, 1845, Japan.
Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • magnirostris E. J. O. Hartert, 1896 - breeds Russian Far East (E Amurland and S Ussuriland), Sakhalin I and NE China (N & E Heilongjiang and E Jilin); winters in S China (Guizhou E to Fujian).
  • personata ( Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) - breeds N & C Japan (Hokkaido and N Honshu); winters S to S Japan.

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