Siskins, Crossbills and Allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Fringillidae
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. There are 137 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Hong Kong.
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus (A)
- Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus (A)
- Grey-capped Greenfinch Carduelis sinica (A)
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes (A)
- Chinese Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
- Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Hong Kong
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