Common Greenfinch

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Common Greenfinch - Bob Winters | Common Greenfinch - Bob Winters

Chloris chloris

Male and female similar. Robust yellow-green finch with yellow wing panels, dark forked tail with yellow outer feathers and pale bill. Immatures dull brown with dark streaks. Size 14-16 cm.

Details
Type
Bird
Group
Animals
Finches and Sparrows
Former Scientific Name
Carduelis chloris
Other Common Names
European Greenfinch
Biology

Breeds September-December. Builds a cup-shaped nest in introduced trees.

Distinctive Markings

The male is yellow-green overall with yellow wing patches and yellow on the tail.

Taxonomy
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Fringillidae
Genus
Chloris
Species
chloris
Native to Europe, north Africa and the Middle East. Distributed throughout Victoria, Tasmania, south-eastern South Australia and south-eastern New South Wales.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Common Greenfinch were introduced to Australia from Europe in the 1860s.

Interesting Facts
Diet

Omnivore, feeding on invertebrates, seeds and grain.

Habitat

Farmland, roadsides, parks, gardens, coastal dunes and orchards.

Native Status
Introduced
Audio
Sounds
Canary like trills and chattering "chwitchit-chit-chit-chit".