Japanese Grosbeak

Mask Grosbeak ( Eophona personata )

The mask Grosbeak ( Eophona personata ) is an East Asian passerine bird in the finch family. There are two subspecies of the mask grosbeak.

Features

The 23 cm long Hawfinch mask is colored yellow-brown to olive-green on the fuselage. The head is black and is set off by a narrow gray neck tape from the back plumage. The black wings have a blue wing patch and a white wing band. The black tail feathers have bruises. The head is dominated by a black face mask and a short, conical, yellow beak.

Song of the core shield Biter is quiet, almost whispering. The calls are partly soft and quiet, sometimes sharp and high.

Occurrence

The mask Grosbeak breeds in open forests and woodlands in south-eastern Siberia, Northern China and Japan. He wintered in central China and southern Japan. Its habitat is mountain forests.

Behavior

The mask grosbeak survived the breeding season in pairs and forms small troops in winter. It feeds on pine seeds, berries and, especially in the breeding season, from invertebrates.

The mask Hawfinch builds a shallow cup nest of twigs in a tree. The nest is often built on branches far from the tree. During the breeding season, the bird behaves territorially. The nest consists of three to five eggs. Incubation period is eleven to twelve days. The young birds fledge after 13 days, but are still another 14 days cared for and fed by the male.