Chloris chloris
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The European greenfinch or simply the greenfinch (Chloris chloris) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. This songbird is widespread throughout Europe, North Africa and Southwest Asia. It is mainly resident, but some of the populations from the far north migrate further south. The greenfinch has also been introduced into Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, and Argentina.
The greenfinch was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae under the binomial name Loxia chloris. The specific epithet is from khloris, the Ancient Greek name for this bird, from khloros, "green".
A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2012 found that the greenfinches are not closely related to other species of the genus Carduelis. They have therefore been placed in the resurrected genus Chloris, which was originally been introduced by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1800. The European greenfinch is the type species of this genus.
There are 10 recognised subspecies. The European greenfinch is 15 cm (5.9 in) long with a wingspan of 24.5 to 27.5 cm (9.6 to 10.8 in). It is similar in size and shape... Wikipedia →
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dierenpark Hoenderdaell | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 2 | NaturZoo Rheine | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Penza Zoo | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Zoopark Limpopo | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | AQUA Akvarium & Dyrepark | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 6 | Bois du Petit-Château | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 7 | Kiwi Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 8 | Zoo Hirschstetten | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 9 | Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Landgoed Hoenderdaell | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a European Greenfinch sighting in Sofia on a given day, based on 1,400 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 99 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a European Greenfinch in Sofia on a given day, against about 20% in September, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most European Greenfinch sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 77
Of the 77 cities where we can rate European Greenfinch sightings, Sofia ranks 7th at about 50%. The best odds are in Amman (Jordan, about 90%), Jerusalem (Israel, about 80%) and Ramallah (Palestine, about 70%).
Same family: Fringillidae
The closest relatives of the European Greenfinch that you can see in Sofia (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are Chaffinch (about 50%), Hawfinch (about 20%) and Eurasian Goldfinch (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the European Greenfinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Sofia (1,400 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
