Japanese grosbeak

Japanese grosbeak
Japanese grosbeak in Honshu, Japan
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Eophona
Species:
E. personata
Binomial name
Eophona personata
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Coccothraustes personatus Temminck and Schlegel, 1847

The Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata) or Ikaru is a finch native to the East Palearctic. It is also sometimes referred to as the Japanese or masked hawfinch due to superficial similarities to the well-known Eurasian species.

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