Oriental greenfinch (Oriental greenfinch)

Japanese: カワラヒワ(河原鶸) - カワラヒワ（英語表記）Oriental greenfinch

A bird of the family Fringillidae (illustration) in the order Passeriformes. It is about 14cm long, the same size as a sparrow. Its dark green body has a prominent pink beak. It has a large yellow spot on its wing, which is highly visible when in flight. Females are generally brownish in color. It is found from Kamchatka to southern China. In Japan, it breeds north of Kyushu, and is a resident bird in central and southern Honshu, but those in northern Honshu and Hokkaido migrate south for winter. Many also migrate from the continent as winter birds. It is often found in mountain foothills, low mountain zones, lowland pine forests and secondary evergreen forests, garden trees around houses, and hedges.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スズメ目アトリ科の鳥（イラスト）。全長約14cm，スズメと同大。暗緑色の体にピンク色のくちばしが目だつ。翼に大きい黄斑があり，飛ぶときにはよく目につく。雌は全体に褐色みに富む。カムチャツカから中国南部まで分布する。日本では九州以北で繁殖し，本州中部以南では留鳥であるが，本州北部と北海道のものは冬越しに南下する。また，大陸から冬鳥として渡来するものも多い。山ろく，低山帯，低地のマツ林や常緑樹の二次林，人家周辺の庭木，生垣などに多い。

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