Oriental greenfinch

Oriental greenfinch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Chloris
Species:
C. sinica
Binomial name
Chloris sinica
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Fringilla sinica Linnaeus, 1766
  • Carduelis sinica (Linnaeus, 1766)
Eggs of Oriental greenfinch MHNT

The Oriental greenfinch (Chloris sinica), also known as the grey-capped greenfinch, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae that breeds in broadleaf and conifer woodlands of the East Palearctic.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Chloris sinica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22720340A131885929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720340A131885929.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.