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Oriental greenfinch

Chloris sinica (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The oriental greenfinch (Chloris sinica) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18.6 g to 19.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Oriental greenfinch (Chloris sinica)
Photo: se1 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the oriental greenfinch

Weight
18.6 g – 19.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the oriental greenfinch live?

Not recorded

What is the oriental greenfinch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Oriental greenfinch (Chloris sinica), also known as the grey-capped greenfinch, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae that breeds in broadleaf and conifer woodlands of the East Palearctic.

From the Wikipedia article “Oriental greenfinch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oriental_greenfinch&oldid=1331012395), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the oriental greenfinch endangered?

The oriental greenfinch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the oriental greenfinch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusChloris
  7. SpeciesChloris sinica (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Carduelis sinica, Fringilla sinica

Other names and names in other languages (52)
  • Gray-capped greenfinchEnglish
  • Grey-capped greenfinchEnglish
  • Grey-capped greenfinchEnglish
  • Grey-capped greenfinchEnglish
  • خضير شرقيArabic
  • حسون أخضر شرقيArabic
  • حسون أخضر رمادي الرأسArabic
  • Източна зеленикаBulgarian
  • Ориенталска зеленикаBulgarian
  • verdum orientalCatalan
  • Китай ыжарвирӹкMari
  • zvonek čínskýCzech
  • llinos werdd y DwyrainWelsh
  • BruniriskDanish
  • ChinagrünfinkGerman
  • ChinagrünlingGerman
  • Ĉina fringoEsperanto
  • ĉinia verdafringoEsperanto
  • Verderón chinoSpanish
  • ida-rohevintEstonian
  • idänviherpeippoFinnish
  • Verdier de ChineFrench
  • Glasán oirthearachIrish
  • maslinastoglavi zelendurCroatian
  • szalagos zöldikeHungarian
  • Verdone asiaticoItalian
  • Verdone della CinaItalian
  • Verdone orientaleItalian
  • Verdone testagrigiaItalian
  • カワラヒワJapanese
  • 河原鶸Japanese
  • 방울새Korean
  • kininė žaliukėLithuanian
  • kapuces zaļžubīteLatvian
  • Нангиад ногоолдойMongolian
  • Chinese GroenlingDutch
  • orientfinkNorwegian
  • dzwoniec chińskiPolish
  • verdilhão-chinêsPortuguese
  • verdilhão-orientalPortuguese
  • Китайская зеленушкаRussian
  • zelienka zvoniváSlovak
  • Istočna zelentarkaSerbian
  • оријентална зелентаркаSerbian
  • orientgrönfinkSwedish
  • นกจาบปีกอ่อนเขียวหัวเทาThai
  • Çin FloryasıTurkish
  • Doğu floryasıTurkish
  • зеленяк китайськийUkrainian
  • Sẻ thông Trung QuốcVietnamese
  • 金翅雀Chinese
  • 金翅雀〔東方金翅雀〕Chinese

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Relatives of the oriental greenfinch

Other species in the same genus Chloris.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the oriental greenfinch?

An adult oriental greenfinch weighs 18.6 g – 19.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the oriental greenfinch endangered?

The oriental greenfinch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the oriental greenfinch?

The oriental greenfinch (Chloris sinica) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{oriental_greenfinch_2026,
  title = {Oriental greenfinch (Chloris sinica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-greenfinch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}