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.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a feeder disputing for food. Locality Shiotsubo Onsen Hotel, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp personata)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2010 2 years ago 21 sec 3.7 -
Two birds drinking on a stream. Locality Shiotsubo Onsen Hotel, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp personata)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2010 2 years ago 18 sec 3.7 -
Several birds eating seeds on a feeder. Locality Shiotsubo Onsen Hotel, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp personata)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2010 2 years ago 31 sec 3.7 -
Location call of bird on branch Locality Rokko Mountain Range, Hyogo Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
Charles McHugh 25 April 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 27 sec 3.5 -
Ten birds on a feeder. Locality Shiotsubo Onsen Hotel, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp personata)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2010 2 years ago 21 sec 3.5 -
Two birds in a tree, finally flying away. Locality Ussuriysk Reserve, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp magnirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 6 June 2009 3 years ago 32 sec 3.5
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A bird on a tree
Locality Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
Aleix Comas 4 January 2010 3 years ago 3 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Ussuriysk Reserve, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp magnirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 6 June 2009 3 years ago 2.7
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