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title: "Hawfinch"
description: "Coccothraustes coccothraustes — Uccelli. The hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/hawfinch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hawfinch

> Coccothraustes coccothraustes — Uccelli. The hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

- Scientific name: *Coccothraustes coccothraustes*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 33540
- Wikidata: [Q174088](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174088)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9801](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9801)

## Names

- en: Hawfinch
- de: Kernbeißer
- es: Picogordo
- fr: Gros-bec casse-noyaux
- nl: Appelvink
- pt: Bico-grossudo
- pl: Grubodziób zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

RU (15274), DE (3135), FR (1411), IT (874), ES (835), AT (808), CZ (787), UA (775), JP (703), PL (539), CN (431), DK (372)

## Summary

The hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is the only extant species placed in the genus Coccothraustes. Its closest living relatives are the genus Eophona of East Asia, and Hesperiphona of Central and North America.
This bird breeds across Europe and temperate Asia (Palearctic). It is mainly resident in Europe, but many Asian birds migrate further south in the winter. It is a rare vagrant to the western islands of Alaska.
Deciduous or mixed woodland, including parkland, with large trees – especially hornbeam – is favoured for breeding. The hawfinch builds…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawfinch

## Photo

![Hawfinch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hawfinch/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74825757

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hawfinch?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).