BirdFringillidae
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Habitat
- Mature deciduous woodland, orchards, parks with Hornbeam or Cherry
- IUCN status
- LCLeast Concern
- Wingspan
- ~32 cm
Ecological relationships
Feeds on
HornbeamCarpinus betulusThe Hawfinch's beak generates approximately 50-70 kg of crushing force, sufficient to split Hornbeam nutlets that no other European passerine can open. This morphological specialisation is one of the most striking examples of beak-seed coevolution in European birds.