📸 PhotoPhoto: Marek Szczepanek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes (Hawfinch · シメ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its body length of 18 cm is almost the same as one unsharpened pencil (about 17.5 cm) (Comparison).
- 💡 According to the National List of Species of Korea, it spends the winter in woods and tree-filled gardens eating seeds of deciduous broadleaf trees, so it can be seen near winter woods and garden trees.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The hawfinch is a finch with a thick bill and stout neck that is widely distributed across Eurasia. In Korea, it is a common winter visitor.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its body length is about 18 cm. Its body plumage is pinkish-brown, its wings are bluish-black, its upper neck is grey, and its tail is black with a white tip.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
In winter it moves in flocks picking seeds from deciduous broadleaf trees, and during the breeding season it eats insects. It lays 3–6 eggs in May–June (months 5–6).
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
The National List of Species of Korea records it as a common winter visitor found nationwide.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2024) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22720681/264566591
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • doi.org — avilist.v2026
- • iucnredlist.org — 264566591
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000002208 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000002208
- • wikidata.org — Q174088
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Coccothraustes coccothraustes 1 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
- • species.nibr.go.kr — mainHome.do
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Mathieu Pélissié · CC0 1.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Chloris chloris)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.