Fringilla coelebs [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica] (Common Chaffinch [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica])

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Common Chaffinch [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica]

Fringilla coelebs [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica] (= Fringilla coelebs coelebs) Linnaeus, C 1758

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Fringillidae
Genus:
   Fringilla
Scientific:
  Fringilla coelebs coelebs

Original description

Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.179

Protonym:
Fringilla coelebs

Type locality:
Sweden.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/198/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
B10E38C55195AB51

Avibase ID:
avibase-B10E38C5

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B10E38C5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 729266

Geographic range:

Fringilla coelebs [coelebs, tyrrhenica or caucasica]: continental Europe to Siberia and Türkiye; winters to Africa
Fringilla coelebs balearica: Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Common Chaffinch [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica]
French:
Pinson des arbres [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica ou balearica]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Chaffinch [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica] ( Fringilla coelebs [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Chaffinch [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica] ( Fringilla coelebs [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Common Chaffinch [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica] ( Fringilla coelebs [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Chaffinch [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica] ( Fringilla coelebs [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Chaffinch [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica] ( Fringilla coelebs [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Chaffinch [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica] ( Fringilla coelebs [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica or balearica])
Clements 5th edition (as published): Fringilla coelebs coelebs [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Fringilla coelebs coelebs [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Fringilla coelebs coelebs [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Fringilla coelebs coelebs [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Fringilla coelebs coelebs [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Fringilla coelebs coelebs [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Fringilla coelebs coelebs [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Fringilla coelebs [coelebs, tyrrhenica, caucasica, balearica or schiebeli]

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