{"id":25348,"date":"2021-07-11T07:51:34","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T11:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/?p=25348"},"modified":"2022-08-09T01:53:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T05:53:58","slug":"chaffinch-song-food-nest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/chaffinch-song-food-nest\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaffinch: song, food & nest"},"content":{"rendered":"

When does the chaffinch breed, how does its song sound and how can you support it in your own garden? We answer these and other questions in our large chaffinch profile.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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The chaffinch is a frequent guest in home gardens<\/p>\n

The chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs<\/em> ) is one of the most widespread breeding birds of all. It is also a frequent guest in our gardens at home – and a real eye-catcher with its loud, piercing singing and colorful plumage. The colorful finch owes its name to its favorite food: the beechnuts, which it prefers to use as food in winter. However, it is mainly the males who fight the tough battle for food in the cold months. The female chaffinches usually settle south in warmer areas. Carl von Linn\u00e9, the legendary Swedish naturalist and founder of modern taxonomy, observed this behavior and therefore gave the chaffinch the Latin species name \u201c coelebs<\/em> \u201d, which means \u201cunmarried\u201d or \u201ccelibate\u201d. Additional interesting facts about the lively garden visitor as well as other clear pictures can be found here in our large chaffinch profile.<\/p>\n

<\/span> Chaffinch: Wanted poster <\/span><\/h2>
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