Male Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), Cannop Ponds, Gloucestershire

In the female, the red on the head does not extend beyond the eye as it does in this bird. The species breeds from Europe to North Africa and Central Asia.

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Stieglitz

 

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