Chloris sinica (Grey-capped Greenfinch)

Grey-capped Greenfinch

Chloris sinica (Linnaeus, 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, 1766)

Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.12 p.321

Protonym:
Fringilla sinica

Link:

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
AD387364DF973681

Avibase ID:
avibase-AD387364

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

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 997807

Geographic range:

Chloris sinica sinica: W China (Gansu) to s Manchuria
Chloris sinica kawarahiba: Kamchatka, Kuril Is., Sakhalin and Hokkaido; winters to Japan
Chloris sinica ussuriensis: E Manchuria to s Ussuriland and Korea
Chloris sinica chabarovi: Inner Mongolia to n Manchuria
Chloris sinica minor: S Japan (Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu) and Korea (Cheju-Do Is.)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Grey-capped Greenfinch
Catalan:
verdum oriental
Czech:
zvonek čínský
Danish:
Brunirisk
German:
Chinagrünfink
Spanish:
Verderón chino
Finnish:
idänviherpeippo
French:
Verdier de Chine
Croatian:
maslinastoglavi zelendur
Hungarian:
szalagos zöldike
Italian:
Verdone orientale
Japanese:
カワラヒワ
Lithuanian:
kininė žaliukė
Dutch:
Chinese Groenling
Norwegian:
Orientfink
Polish:
dzwoniec chiński
Portuguese:
verdilhão-oriental
Russian:
Китайская зеленушка
Slovak:
zelienka zvonivá
Serbian:
Istočna zelentarka
Swedish:
orientgrönfink
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. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey-capped Greenfinch ( Chloris sinica) [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]

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

Azerbaijani: Çin yaşılcası
Catalan: verdum oriental
Czech: zvonek čínský
Danish: Brunirisk
German: Chinagrünfink
English: Grey-capped Greenfinch, Grey-capped Greenfinch [sinica]
Esperanto: Ĉina fringo
Spanish: Verderón chino
Estonian: ida-rohevint
Finnish: idänviherpeippo
French: Verdier de Chine, Verdier de Chine (sinica), Verdier de Chine [sinica]
Croatian: maslinastoglavi zelendur
Hungarian: szalagos zöldike
Italian: Verdone orientale
Japanese: カワラヒワ
Mongolian, Halh: алтан жигүүр, нангиад алтан жигүүр, нангиад ногоолдой, ногоолдой
Kazakh: қытайлық жасылды
Kirghiz: Кытай жашыл мукуру
Scientific: Chloris sinica, 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
Norwegian: Orientfink
Polish: dzwoniec chiński
Portuguese: verdilhão-oriental
Russian: Китайская зеленушка
Slovak: zelienka zvonivá
Serbian: Istočna zelentarka
Swedish: orientgrönfink
Turkish: Çin Floryası
Tatar: Кытай чинар чыпчыгы
Ukrainian: зеленяк китайський
Chinese: 金翅雀
Chinese (Traditional): 金翅雀〔東方金翅雀〕