Fringilla [coelebs or spodiogenys] (Eurasian/African Chaffinch)

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Eurasian/African Chaffinch

Fringilla [coelebs or spodiogenys]

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Fringillidae
Genus:
   null
Scientific:
  Fringilla [coelebs or spodiogenys]

Original description

Citation:

Reference:

Protonym:

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
24A0D458BE8B7D2B

Avibase ID:
avibase-24A0D458

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/24A0D458

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Common or African Chaffinch
Afrikaans:
Gryskoppie/Afrikaanse Gryskoppie
Bulgarian:
Обикновена / Африканска чинка
Catalan:
pinsà comú/africà
Czech:
pěnkava obecná/africká
Danish:
Bogfinke/Afrikansk Bogfinke
German:
Buch-/Maghrebbuchfink
Spanish:
Pinzón Vulgar/Magrebí
Spanish (Spain):
Pinzón vulgar/magrebí
Estonian:
metsvint/aafrika metsvint
Finnish:
peippo/afrikanpeippo
Icelandic:
Bók-/berbafinka
Japanese:
ズアオアトリ／アフリカズアオアトリ
Dutch:
Vink/Afrikaanse vink
Norwegian:
bokfink/maghrebfink
Polish:
zięba zwyczajna/zielonogrzbieta
Slovak:
pinka obyčajná/africká
Slovenian:
Ščinkavec/Afriški ščinkavec
Serbian:
Zeba/afrička zeba
Swedish:
bofink/afrikansk bofink
Turkish:
İspinoz/Afrika İspinozu
Ukrainian:
Зяблик звичайний/північноафриканський

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common or African Chaffinch ( Fringilla [coelebs or spodiogenys])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Common or African Chaffinch ( Fringilla [coelebs or spodiogenys])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Common or African Chaffinch ( Fringilla [coelebs or spodiogenys])
eBird version 2023: Common/African Chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs/spodiogenys)
eBird version 2024: Common/African Chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs/spodiogenys)
eBird version 2025: Common/African Chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs/spodiogenys)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (slash)

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Related taxa

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Other related concepts

Fringilla coelebs (taxon group)
Fringilla coelebs (taxon group)
Fringilla spodiogenys (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Gryskoppie/Afrikaanse Gryskoppie
Asturian: Pimpín común/africanu
Bulgarian: Обикновена / Африканска чинка
Catalan: pinsà comú/africà
Czech: pěnkava obecná/africká
Danish: Bogfinke/Afrikansk Bogfinke
German: Buch-/Maghrebbuchfink
English: Common or African Chaffinch, Common/African Chaffinch, Eurasian/African Chaffinch
[ENAV]: Common/African Chaffinch
English, HBW: Common Chaffinch (Common/African)
English (IOC): Eurasian/African Chaffinch
English (United States): Common/African Chaffinch
Spanish: Pinzón Vulgar/Magrebí
Spanish (Spain): Pinzón vulgar/magrebí
Estonian: metsvint/aafrika metsvint
Finnish: peippo/afrikanpeippo
French: Pinson des arbres ou P. d'Afrique
Galician: Pimpín común/africano
Icelandic: Bók-/berbafinka
Japanese: ズアオアトリ／アフリカズアオアトリ
Scientific: Fringilla [coelebs or spodiogenys], Fringilla coelebs/spodiogenys
Dutch: Vink/Afrikaanse vink
Norwegian: bokfink/maghrebfink
Polish: zięba zwyczajna/zielonogrzbieta
Slovak: pinka obyčajná/africká
Slovenian: Ščinkavec/Afriški ščinkavec
Serbian: Zeba/afrička zeba
Swedish: bofink/afrikansk bofink
Turkish: İspinoz/Afrika İspinozu
Ukrainian: Зяблик звичайний/північноафриканський