• Synonyms Oriental Greenfinch (Oriental), Grey-capped Greenfinch, Grey-capped Greenfinch [sinica]
  • Old latin name for bird Fringilla sinica

Oriental Greenfinchbird sounds *

Paused...
  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
  • 2.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Japan
  • 3.
    Song, © Bo Shunqi 薄顺奇
    China
  • 4.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Japan
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

MOBILE APP
Bird watching in your pocket
QR App Store
App Store · iOS
Available now
QR App Store
Google Play · Android
Available now

Where to see Oriental Greenfinch

  • Breeding region Eurasia, Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion n 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 region some withdrawal from north

Oriental 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

Species Name in Other Languages

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 (sinica), Verdier de Chine [sinica], Verdier de Chine
GermanChinagrünfink
Hungarianszalagos zöldike
ItalianVerdone orientale
Japaneseカワラヒワ
Kazakhқытайлық жасылды
Korean방울새
Latviankapuces zaļžubīte
Lithuaniankininė žaliukė
Mongolianалтан жигүүр, алтан жигүүр бялзуухай, нангиад алтан жигүүр, ногоолдой, нангиад ногоолдой
Norwegianorientfink
Polishdzwoniec chiński
Portugueseverdilhão-oriental, verdilhão-chinês
RussianКитайская зеленушка
SerbianIstočna zelentarka
Slovakzelienka zvonivá
SpanishVerderón chino
Swedishorientgrönfink
TatarКытай чинар чыпчыгы
TurkishÇin Floryası
Ukrainianзеленяк китайський