Adult © Shakti - Tribesmen.in eBird S179852938 Macaulay Library ML 622093916
Juvenile © Oscar Campbell
Adult © Kavi Nanda
Adult © Abhishek Das
© Dilip C Gupta

Grijskopputter Carduelis caniceps

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Identification

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Beautiful little finch with a sharp pink bill, cherry-red mask, and brilliant black-and-yellow flashes in the wings. Juvenile (seen in late summer and autumn) has a plain head but is told easily by bold wing pattern. Uses a wide array of wooded and open habitats, from forests and gardens to steppe grasslands and meadows; often feeds on seeding thistles. Forms flocks in autumn and winter, gathering at food sources. Can be inconspicuous, but often detected by pleasant bubbling and twittering calls and song.

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