Chaffinch
Description
Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs gengleri). Forehead black. Top of head and hind neck slatey blue. Upper back chestnut. Rump olive green. Tail and wings dark brown with white. Breast chestnut. Abdomen pale pink and white. One eye missing. Otherwise in fairly good condition. Mounted on a piece of white foam.
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Chaffinches
are
common
and
widespread
throughout
NZ.
They
are
introduced
to
NZ
from
Europe
and
Asia.
Accession number
A64.943
Collection type
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