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Species profile—Chloris chloris (common greenfinch)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Fringillidae (old world finches) → Chloris chloris (common greenfinch)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Fringillidae (old world finches)
Scientific name
Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name
common greenfinch
Type reference
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna tria Naturae, secundem Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentis, Synonymis, Locis. Tom.1 Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae: Laurentii Salvii 824 pp.
WildNet taxon ID
35805
Synonym(s)
Loxia chloris
Carduelis chloris
Alternate name(s)
European greenfinch
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Feral Animal

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=35805.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024