Yellow breasted green finch

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A beautiful bird Pratim.

Thanks Margaret Beynon maam ...

786 PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON @ 786 [Observe the bird and recognize]… A4…Watercolour …[From the Ref. photograph of Mr. Vipul Ramanuj]… The yellow-breasted greenfinch (Chloris spinoides) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae native to the northern regions of theIndian subcontinent. The species occurs primarily in the mid-altitudes of the Himalayas, and in parts of Southeast Asia. It ranges across Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its naturalhabitats are temperate forests and temperate shrubland. 12–14 cm; 15–20•8 g. Medium-sized finch with conical bill, bright yellow wingbars and notched tail. Male nominate race has top of head black or blackish-olive. Variety of seeds, including pine (Pinus) and alder, also downy seedheads of Asteraceae, especially thistles (Cirsium). Not globally threatened. Generally common. Fairly common to very common in N Indian Subcontinent; locally common in SW China. [info:wikipedia & hbw]