Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Hawfinch
The Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hawfinch
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Coccothraustes coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Coccothraustes coccothraustes buvryi
- Coccothraustes coccothraustes nigricans
- Coccothraustes coccothraustes humii
- Coccothraustes coccothraustes shulpini
- Coccothraustes coccothraustes japonicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia coccothraustes
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- southern Europe ; restricted to Italy.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.171
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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