Oriental Greenfinch
Chloris sinica(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Oriental Greenfinch
The Oriental Greenfinch (Chloris sinica) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Chloris sinica
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Oriental Greenfinch
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Chloris sinica ussuriensis
- Chloris sinica kawarahiba
- Chloris sinica minor
- Chloris sinica sinica
- Chloris sinica kittlitzi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla sinica
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- China ; restricted to Macao by Jacobi, 1923, Abh. Ber. Mus. Dresden, 16 (1), p. 25.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.321
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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