hawfinch
/ˈhɔˌfɪntʃ/
noun
- A large, thick-billed finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) that lives in woodlands and feeds on hard seeds and fruit pits.
- We spotted a hawfinch in the oak tree near the river.
- A hawfinch cracked open a cherry pit with its powerful beak.
- The hawfinch's strong bill allows it to eat seeds that other birds cannot.