Hawfinch

The hawfinch is a sturdy little bird with a surprisingly powerful beak, part of the finch family. It shares its family tree with a few distant cousins in Asia and the Americas. You'll spot these birds in woodlands, where they use their strong bills to crack open tough seeds.

• Its beak can crush cherry stones and other hard seeds.
• Closest relatives live in East Asia and the Americas.
• The only living member of its genus Coccothraustes.