Common Greenfinch

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Common Greenfinch
Common Greenfinch

Common Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

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

Details Description
Type
Bird
Group
Finches and Sparrows
Former Scientific Name
Carduelis chloris
Other Common Names
European Greenfinch
Identifying Characteristics

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.
Distinctive Markings

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

Omnivore, feeding on invertebrates, seeds and grain.
Habitat

Farmland, roadsides, parks, gardens, coastal dunes and orchards.
Native Status
Introduced
Sounds
Canary like trills and chattering "chwitchit-chit-chit-chit".
Taxonomy
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Fringillidae
Genus
Chloris
Species
chloris
Common Greenfinch
Native to Europe, north Africa and the Middle East. Distributed throughout Victoria, Tasmania, south-eastern South Australia and south-eastern New South Wales.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Conservation Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.

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