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Yellow-billed grosbeak, or black-tailed hawfinch (Mỏ to đầu đen, Eophona migratoria)

The Chinese grosbeak, yellow-billed grosbeak, or black-tailed hawfinch (Eophona migratoria) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
This bird species is found in Russian Far East, China, Manchuria and Korea.
This bird is migratory breeding in temperate forests and wintering in southern parts of China and Japan, Taiwan and northern Southeast Asia.

Passeriformes originates from New Latin, combining the Latin passer ("sparrow") and -iformes ("having the form of"). It translates to "sparrow-shaped" or "sparrow-like", referring to the largest order of birds (over 5,000 species) that includes songbirds and perching birds.

Fringillidae, Fringilla: Latin fringilla for finch.

The name Eophona is derived from the classical Greek words eos meaning "dawn" and phone meaning "shout" or "cry".

The specific epithet "Migratoria" (feminine) or migratorius (masculine) is a Latin-derived term meaning "migratory," "wandering," or "moving from one place to another". It stems from the Latin verb migrāre ("to move," "depart") and the suffix -tōrius (indicating relationship).

The Oriental grosbeaks (Eophona) are a genus of finches containing two species in the family Fringillidae.
The name Eophona is derived from the classical Greek words eos meaning "dawn" and phone meaning "shout" or "cry".

1/ Yellow-billed grosbeak, or black-tailed hawfinch (Mỏ to đầu đen, Eophona migratoria)

Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata) 
Also Japanese hawfinch, or masked hawfinch 

The Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata) or Ikaru is a finch native to the East Palearctic.

Passeriformes originates from New Latin, combining the Latin passer ("sparrow") and -iformes ("having the form of"). It translates to "sparrow-shaped" or "sparrow-like", referring to the largest order of birds (over 5,000 species) that includes songbirds and perching birds.

Fringillidae, Fringilla: Latin fringilla for finch.

The name Eophona is derived from the classical Greek words eos meaning "dawn" and phone meaning "shout" or "cry".

Personata is a Latin term, derived from personatus, meaning masked, disguised, or wearing a mask. It is the feminine form of personatus and is frequently used in scientific, biological nomenclature to describe animals or plants with distinctive, dark markings around their faces or structures, such as the Agapornis personata (Masked Lovebird) or Poephila personata (Masked Finch).