Description

A small, colourful and delicate finch. Has  black wings with yellow stripe, a black crown with red around face and white on its cheeks. Usually seen in groups outside the breeding season. They will mix with other finches. Can be found in gardens, parks, orchards and woodlands. Eats a variety of seeds and small vertebrae. Has a pleasant call of ‘whit.a whit a whit. The song is a liquid tinkling with thrills and more nasal notes.