Chloris
Also known as Greenfinches
The greenfinches are small passerine birds in the genus Chloris in the subfamily Carduelinae within the Fringillidae. The species have a Eurasian distribution except for the European greenfinch, which also occurs in North Africa.
Species
Rhodes-grasses
Genus
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae
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Article
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- Extant species
- Fossil species
- References
The greenfinches are small passerine birds in the genus Chloris in the subfamily Carduelinae within the Fringillidae. The species have a Eurasian distribution except for the European greenfinch, which also occurs in North Africa.
These finches all have large conical bills and yellow patches on the wing feathers.