Oriental greenfinch
| Grey-capped greenfinch | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Chloris |
| Species: | C. sinica |
| Binomial name | |
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Chloris sinica (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Carduelis sinica |
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Carduelis sinica
The grey-capped greenfinch or Oriental greenfinch (Chloris sinica) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.
It nests in trees or bushes, laying 3-5 eggs.
In 1766 Linnaeus included the species in the 12th edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name, Fringilla sinica. Five subspecies are now recognised:
The grey-capped greenfinch was formerly placed in the genus Carduelis but was moved to Chloris with the other greenfinches.
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