Pink underparts, grey crown, and two white wing bars. |Length:
14.5 cm (6")| |Wing Span: 24.5-28.5 cm (10-11½")| |Weight: 18-29
g (¾-1 oz)|| Olive-brown upperparts with pale underparts.
|Breeding Pairs: 5 400 000| |Present: All Year| The Chaffinch is
our commonest finch and has striking double white wing bars. The
wing bars are formed by white patches on the wing coverts, and
primary and secondary wing feathers. Its summer plumage is
brighter that its winter plumage. The male Chaffinch has a pink
breast and cheeks, blue-grey crown and nape, and chestnut brown
back. In summer, its bill is grey-blue, turning to pale brown in
the winter. The female has an olive-brown back, and grey-brown
underparts becoming almost white towards the rump, which is
greenish. The juveniles are similar to the female but lack the
greenish rump. The bill is brown in both the female and
juveniles. The Brambling is similar but has white rump and all-
black tail, the Chaffinch has white outer tail feathers in both
sexes. They often form m