Chloris spinoides
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The yellow-breasted greenfinch (Chloris spinoides) is a small passerine bird in the family Fringillidae that is native to the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. The yellow-breasted greenfinch was described by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1831 under the binomial name Carduelis spinides. Molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that the greenfinches are not closely related to the species in the genus Carduelis. They have therefore been moved to the resurrected genus Chloris which had been introduced by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1800. The word Chloris is from the Ancient Greek word khlōris for the European greenfinch; the specific epithet is from spinus in Fringilla spinus Linnaeus, 1758, the Eurasian siskin, and the Ancient Greek suffix -oidēs meaning "resembling".
Two subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Greenfinch sighting in Langtang National Park on a given day, based on 92 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 225 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Greenfinch in Langtang National Park on a given day, against about 10% in December to June, the lowest months. That is one of Langtang National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 390 mm in July.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-breasted Greenfinch sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yellow-breasted Greenfinch sightings, Langtang National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Jim Corbett National Park (India, about 10%) and Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, under 5%).
Same family: Fringillidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-breasted Greenfinch that you can see in Langtang National Park (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch (about 30%), Pink-browed Rosefinch (about 30%) and Red-headed Bullfinch (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-breasted Greenfinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Langtang National Park (92 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
