European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 71,902
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The European greenfinch or simply the greenfinch (Chloris chloris) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. This songbird is widespread throughout Europe, North Africa and Southwest Asia. It is mainly resident, but some of the populations from the far north migrate further south. The greenfinch has also been introduced into Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, and Argentina.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “European greenfinch”.