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European Greenfinch / Chloris chloris LC
- Synonyms Greenfinch, Eurasian Greenfinch, Western Greenfinch, Common Greenfinch
- Old latin name for bird Carduelis chloris, Loxia chloris
European Greenfinchbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
Bonin Greenfinch
Oriental Greenfinch
Vietnamese Greenfinch
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
Black-headed Greenfinch
Where to see European Greenfinch
- Breeding region Eurasia
- Breeding subregion subarctic to subtropical w, c Palearctic in woods, gardens, oases: British Isles and n Scandinavia e to nw Kazakhstan, n Xinjiang (nw China) and Krasnoyarsk (sc Russia); in s to Iberian Pen., Madeira and Canary Is. (Macaronesia, w of n Africa), Morocco to Tunisia (nw, nc Africa) and ne Egypt, Mediterranean to Turkey, Cyprus, Levant. n Iraq and n Iran through Altai region to se Kazakhstan
- Non breeding region some withdrawal from north
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Holy See
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norfolk Island
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Åland Islands
European Greenfinch subspecies (10)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chloris chloris aurantiiventris | s Spain through s Europe to w Greece | - | No |
| Chloris chloris bilkevitchi | s Ukraine, the Caucasus and ne Turkey to n Iran and sw Turkmenistan | - | No |
| Chloris chloris chloris | n Scotland, n, c France and Norway to w Siberia | to s Europe | No |
| Chloris chloris chlorotica | sc Turkey to ne Egypt | - | No |
| Chloris chloris harrisoni | Britain (except n Scotland) and Ireland | - | No |
| Chloris chloris madaraszi | Corsica and Sardinia | - | No |
| Chloris chloris muehlei | Serbia and Montenegro to Moldova, Bulgaria and Greece | - | No |
| Chloris chloris turkestanica | s Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan and c Tajikistan | - | No |
| Chloris chloris vanmarli | nw Spain, Portugal and nw Morocco | - | No |
| Chloris chloris voousi | c Morocco and n Algeria | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Groenvink |
| Albanian | Verduni |
| Arabic | الخضيري, حسون خضيري |
| Armenian | Կանաչ Սերինոս, [Kanach Serinos ] |
| Azerbaijani | Meşə kanareykası, Adi yaşılca, yaşılca |
| Bashkir | йәшел турғай |
| Basque | Txorru arrunt, Txorru arrunta, Verdum |
| Belarusian | Зелянушка звычайная, Звычайная зелянушка |
| Breton | Meleneg-Europa, Ar meleneg Europa |
| Bulgarian | Зеленика, Обикновена зеленика |
| Catalan | Verdum, verdum europeu, Verderol |
| Chinese | 金翅, 绿金翅, 欧金翅雀 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 綠金翅, 金翅, 歐洲金翅雀, 歐金翅雀 |
| Chuvash | симĕс кайăк |
| Cornish | Melenek |
| Croatian | zelendur |
| Czech | zvonek zelený |
| Danish | Grønirisk |
| Dutch | Groenling |
| Esperanto | verda kardelo, verda fringo |
| Estonian | rohevint |
| Faroese | Grønígða |
| Finnish | viherpeippo |
| French | Verdier, Verdier d'Europe, Verdier d’Europe |
| Frisian | Flaaksfink |
| Galician | Verderolo, verderolo común, Verdum |
| Georgian | მესკია, კრუალა, მწვანულა |
| German | Grünfink, Gruenling, Grunfink, Grünling |
| Greek | Φλώρoς, Φλώρος, Λουλουδάς , (Ευρωπαϊκός) Φλώρος |
| Hebrew | ירקון |
| Hungarian | zöldike |
| Icelandic | Grænfinka |
| Irish | Glasán Darach |
| Italian | Verdone europeo, Verdone eurasiatico, Verdone |
| Japanese | アオカウァラヒウァ, アオカワラヒワ, オオカワラヒワ |
| Kazakh | кәдуілгі жасыл торғай, Жасылтуылжық, Жасылтауылжық, көкторғай, жасыл туылжық, кәдімгі жасылды |
| Latvian | zaļžubīte |
| Lithuanian | europinė žaliukė, Žaliuke, Žaliukė |
| Luxembourgish | Grénge Fénk |
| Macedonian | обична зелентарка, Зеленушка, Обична зеленушка |
| Maltese | vrieden, Verdun |
| Manx | Corkan Keylley Glass |
| Mongolian | Эгэл ногоолдой, ногоовор бужиранга, Өрнийн ногоолдой |
| Northern Sami | Ruonábeibboš |
| Norwegian | Svenske, grønnfink |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Grønfink |
| Persian | سهرۀ سبز, سهره سبز |
| Polish | dzwoniec, Dzwoniec zwyczajny, dzwoniec (zwyczajny) |
| Portuguese | verdilhão, verdelhão, sem nome, verdelhão / verdilhão, verdilhão-europeu, Verdilhão-comum |
| Romanian | Florinte |
| Romansh | Verdaun |
| Russian | Зеленушка обыкновенная, Zelenushka, Обыкновенная зеленушка, Зеленушка |
| Serbian | Zelentarka, Зелентарка |
| Slovak | Stehlík zelený, Zelenika obyčajná, zelienka obyčajná |
| Slovenian | zelenec |
| Spanish | Verderón, Verdecillo, Verderón común, Verderon Comun |
| Swedish | grönfink |
| Tatar | чинар чыпчыгы |
| Turkish | Florya |
| Turkmen | ýaşyl paltatumşuk |
| Ukrainian | зеленяк звичайний, Зеленяк |
| Uzbek | кўк чумчуқ, кўкчумчуқ, яшил қуш |
| Welsh | Llino Werdd, Siencyn cywarch, Llinos werdd, Pila gwyrdd, Llinos gwyrdd |