A medium-sized (16 cm) bird with beautiful markings. With striking white shoulder patches and wing spots. In the breeding season, the crown and nape of males are gray, the upper back is maroon, and the face and chest are pinkish. Females and juveniles are dark and grey. The difference from the chaffinch is that the waist is greener and the shoulder pattern is whiter.

Iris—brown; bill—gray in males, horny in females; feet—pink brown.

【Chaffinch's call】

Call: a special call, a metallic chink or a loud wheet, also referred to as a lower The sound of twit. The tones range from rhythmic, falling beeps to fast cadenzas.

[Picture of Chaffinch]