Common Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) - calls by Zuzanna Żak published on 2022-08-22T18:12:54Z The English name comes from the Old English ceaffinc, where ceaf is "chaff" and finc "finch". Chaffinches were likely given this name because after farmers thresh their crops, these birds sometimes spend weeks picking through heaps of discarded chaff for grain. Genre Science