Chloris sinica (Grey-capped Greenfinch)

Grey-capped Greenfinch

Chloris sinica (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The grey-capped greenfinch or Oriental greenfinch is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae that breeds in broadleaf and conifer woodlands of the East Palearctic. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Fringillidae
Genus:
   Chloris
Scientific:
  Chloris sinica

Original description

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
Fringilla sinica

Type locality:
China ; restricted to Macao by Jacobi, 1923, Abh. Ber. Mus. Dresden, 16 (1), p. 25.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/325/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
AD387364DF973681

Avibase ID:
avibase-AD387364

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AD387364

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 997807

English:
Grey-capped Greenfinch
Azerbaijani:
Çin yaşılcası
Bulgarian:
Източна зеленика
Catalan:
verdum oriental
Czech:
zvonek čínský
Danish:
Brunirisk
German:
Chinagrünfink
Esperanto:
ĉinia verdafringo
Spanish:
Verderón chino
Estonian:
ida-rohevint
Finnish:
idänviherpeippo
French:
Verdier de Chine
Croatian:
maslinastoglavi zelendur
Hungarian:
szalagos zöldike
Italian:
Verdone orientale
Japanese:
カワラヒワ
Korean:
방울새
Lithuanian:
kininė žaliukė
Latvian:
kapuces zaļžubīte
Dutch:
Chinese Groenling
Norwegian:
Orientfink
Polish:
dzwoniec chiński
Portuguese:
verdilhão-oriental
Portuguese (Portugal):
verdilhão-chinês
Russian:
Китайская зеленушка
Slovak:
zelienka zvonivá
Serbian:
Istočna zelentarka
Swedish:
orientgrönfink
Turkish:
Çin Floryası
Ukrainian:
зеленяк китайський
Chinese:
金翅雀
Chinese (Traditional):
金翅雀〔東方金翅雀〕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey-capped Greenfinch ( Chloris sinica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Grey-capped Greenfinch ( Chloris sinica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Grey-capped Greenfinch ( Chloris sinica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Grey-capped Greenfinch ( Chloris sinica)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey-capped Greenfinch ( Chloris sinica) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Oriental Greenfinch (Oriental) ( Chloris sinica [sinica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Oriental Greenfinch (Oriental) ( Chloris sinica [sinica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Oriental Greenfinch (Oriental) ( Chloris sinica [sinica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Oriental Greenfinch (Oriental) ( Chloris sinica [sinica Group]) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Grey-capped Greenfinch ( Chloris sinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Grey-capped Greenfinch ( Chloris sinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Grey-capped Greenfinch ( Chloris sinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Grey-capped Greenfinch ( Chloris sinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Grey-capped Greenfinch ( Chloris sinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Grey-capped Greenfinch ( Chloris sinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Grey-capped Greenfinch ( Chloris sinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Oriental Greenfinch ( Chloris sinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Oriental Greenfinch ( Chloris sinica) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Chloris [sinica or kittlitzi] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Azerbaijani: Çin yaşılcası
Bulgarian: Източна зеленика, Източна зеленика [Група sinica]
Catalan: verdum oriental, verdum oriental [grup sinica]
Czech: zvonek čínský, zvonek čínský [skupina sinica]
Danish: Brunirisk, Brunirisk (Almindelig)
German: Chinagrünfink, Chinagrünfink [sinica-Gruppe]
English: Grey-capped Greenfinch, Grey-capped Greenfinch [sinica], Oriental Greenfinch, Oriental Greenfinch (Oriental)
[ENAV]: Oriental Greenfinch (Oriental)
English, HBW: Oriental Greenfinch (Oriental)
[ENHK]: Oriental Greenfinch [sinica Group]
English (IOC): Oriental Greenfinch
English (United States): Oriental Greenfinch (Oriental)
Esperanto: Ĉina fringo, ĉinia verdafringo
Spanish: Verderón chino, Verderón Chino (grupo sinica)
Spanish (Spain): Verderón chino (grupo sinica)
Estonian: ida-rohevint
Finnish: idänviherpeippo, idänviherpeippo (sinica- ryhmä)
French: Verdier de Chine, Verdier de Chine (groupe sinica), Verdier de Chine (sinica), Verdier de Chine [sinica]
French (Guyane): Verdier de Chine (groupe sinica)
Croatian: maslinastoglavi zelendur, maslinastoglavi zelendur [sinica grupa]
Hungarian: szalagos zöldike
Icelandic: Mosafinka [sinica hópur]
Italian: Verdone orientale
Japanese: カワラヒワ, カワラヒワ（亜種カワラヒワ）
Mongolian, Halh: алтан жигүүр, нангиад алтан жигүүр, нангиад ногоолдой, ногоолдой
Kazakh: қытайлық жасылды
Korean: 방울새, 방울새(sinica)
Kirghiz: Кытай жашыл мукуру
Scientific: Chloris sinica, Chloris sinica [sinica Group], Chloris sinica [sinica]
Lithuanian: kininė žaliukė
Latvian: kapuces zaļžubīte
Mongolian: алтан жигүүр, алтан жигүүр бялзуухай, нангиад алтан жигүүр, нангиад ногоолдой, ногоолдой
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): алтан жигүүр бялзуухай
Dutch: Chinese Groenling, Chinese groenling (nominate-groep)
Norwegian: Orientfink, orientfink (sinica gr.)
Polish: dzwoniec chiński, dzwoniec chiński [gr. sinica]
Portuguese: verdilhão-oriental
Portuguese (Portugal): verdilhão-chinês
Russian: Китайская зеленушка, Китайская зеленушка (группа sinica)
Slovak: zelienka zvonivá, zelienka zvonivá (zvonivá)
Serbian: Istočna zelentarka, Kineska zelentarka
Swedish: orientgrönfink, orientgrönfink [gruppen sinica]
Thai: นกจาบปีกอ่อนเขียวหัวเทา (ธรรมดา)
Turkish: Çin Floryası, Çin Floryası [sinica grubu]
Tatar: Кытай чинар чыпчыгы
Ukrainian: зеленяк китайський, Зеленяк китайський [група sinica]
Chinese: 金翅雀, 金翅雀 (广布)
[ZHHK]: 金翅雀 [sinica Group]
Chinese (Traditional): 金翅雀(sinica群), 金翅雀〔東方金翅雀〕