The Garden Window

Chaffinch

Chaffinches are easily distinguished from other finches. Males have a pink face with a black forehead, pink breast and belly, black wings and a black tail with white outer feathers. The males are very colourful and although females have the same facial features they are much plainer, with an olive-brown plumage. Juveniles look very similar to the females. The male Chaffinch has a blue bill in breeding season but at other times it's a dull grey-pink colour.