Grey-capped Greenfinch bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsOriental Greenfinch (Oriental), Grey-capped Greenfinch [sinica]
Old latin name for birdFringilla sinica
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyFinches, Euphonias / Fringillidae
GenusChloris
Breeding regionEurasia, Oriental Region
Breeding subregionn temperate to subtropical e Palearctic in woods, bushes, gardens: Ussuriland, Kamchatka, Kuril Is. and Sakhalin (se Russia), Hokkaido to Tsushima (n to s Japan), Qinghai and Gansu s to n Yunnan and through e China, Korean Pen. to coastal c Vietnam
Non breeding regionsome withdrawal from north

Grey-capped Greenfinch bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Japan
  • 2.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Japan
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
  • 6.
    Short song, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Grey-capped Greenfinch

Grey-capped Greenfinch subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Chloris sinica kawarahibaKamchatka, Sakhalin and Kuril Is. (se Russia) and ne Hokkaido (n Japan)to se China and Taiwan (rare)No
Chloris sinica minorfar s Korean Pen. and Hokkaido to Tsushima (n to s Japan)-No
Chloris sinica sinicac, e China to coastal c Vietnam-No
Chloris sinica ussuriensisUssuriland (se Russia), Korean Pen. and ne China-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AzerbaijaniÇin yaşılcası
BulgarianИзточна зеленика
Catalanverdum oriental
Chinese金翅雀
Chinese (Traditional)金翅雀〔東方金翅雀〕
Croatianmaslinastoglavi zelendur
Czechzvonek čínský
DanishBrunirisk
DutchChinese Groenling
EsperantoĈina fringo
Estonianida-rohevint
Finnishidänviherpeippo
FrenchVerdier de Chine, Verdier de Chine (sinica), Verdier de Chine [sinica]
GermanChinagrünfink
Hungarianszalagos zöldike
ItalianVerdone orientale
Japaneseカワラヒワ
Kazakhқытайлық жасылды
Korean방울새
Latviankapuces zaļžubīte
Lithuaniankininė žaliukė
Mongolianалтан жигүүр, нангиад ногоолдой, алтан жигүүр бялзуухай, нангиад алтан жигүүр, ногоолдой
Norwegianorientfink, Orientfink
Polishdzwoniec chiński
Portugueseverdilhão-chinês, verdilhão-oriental
RussianКитайская зеленушка
SerbianIstočna zelentarka
Slovakzelienka zvonivá
SpanishVerderón chino
Swedishorientgrönfink
TatarКытай чинар чыпчыгы
TurkishÇin Floryası
Ukrainianзеленяк китайський