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[[Image:European_Greenfinch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|silverstreak195|silverstreak195}}]][[Image:greenfinch_female.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|postcardcv|postcardcv}}<br />Female.]]
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;[[:Category:Chloris|Chloris]] chloris
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;[[:Category:Carduelis|Carduelis]] chloris
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[[Image:European_Greenfinch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|silverstreak195|silverstreak195}}]]
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''Chloris chloris''
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''Carduelis chloris''
==Identification==
==Identification==
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14-16cm.
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14-16cm<br />
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'''Male''' varies from bright olive green in summer to a greyer shade of green after moult<br />
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'''Female''' duller and browner above.
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Male varies from bright olive green in summer to a greyer shade of green after moult, '''female''' duller and browner above. Both have brilliant yellow wing panel.
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Both have brilliant yellow wing panel.
==Distribution==
==Distribution==
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[[Europe]], north [[Africa]] and south west [[Asia]]; introduced to [[New Zealand]].
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[[Image:greenfinch_female.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|postcardcv|postcardcv}}]]
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[[Europe]], north [[Africa]] and south west [[Asia]].
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Introduced to [[New Zealand]].
==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==
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There are 10 subspecies.
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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There are 6 subspecies:
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*''C. c. chloris'':
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:*[[British Isles]], northern [[Europe]], [[Corsica]] and [[Sardinia]]; winters to southern [[Europe]]
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*''C. c. voousi'':
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:*Mountains of North [[Africa]] ([[Morocco]] and [[Algeria]])
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*''C. c. vanmarli'':
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:*Lowlands of northern [[Morocco]]
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*''C. c. aurantiiventris'':
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:*Southern [[Europe]]; winters North [[Africa]]
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*''C. c. chlorotica'':
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:*[[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]] and [[Jordan]]; winters to [[Sinai]] Peninsula and [[Egypt]]
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*''C. c. turkestanica'':
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:*Crimea to [[Caucasus]], northern [[Iran]] and [[Turkmenistan]]; winters to southern [[Iran]]
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A further 4 subspecies, ''madaraszi, harrisoni, muehlei'' and ''bilkevitschi'', are not recognised by all authorities<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Carduelis|Carduelis]].
==Habitat==
==Habitat==
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Woodland edges, farmland hedges and gardens with thick vegetation.
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Woodland edges, farmland hedges and gardens and parks.
==Behaviour==
==Behaviour==
Can be aggressive when competing for food, chasing off other smaller birds.
Can be aggressive when competing for food, chasing off other smaller birds.
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====Diet====
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The diet includes seeds.
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The diet includes seeds. Regularly visiting garden bird feeders.
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====Breeding====
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It nests in trees or bushes; 3-8 eggs are laid.
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April to August. Twigs form the base of the nest, upon which is made a bowl of moss lined with grass, rootlets, feathers and wool and is located in a bush or tree. The clutch consists of 4-5 pale blue eggs with reddish-brown spots. Incubation takes about 2 weeks, the chicks fledging after 13-16 days. There may be up to 3 broods in the season.
Woodland edges, farmland hedges and gardens and parks.
Behaviour
Can be aggressive when competing for food, chasing off other smaller birds.
Diet
The diet includes seeds. Regularly visiting garden bird feeders.
Breeding
April to August. Twigs form the base of the nest, upon which is made a bowl of moss lined with grass, rootlets, feathers and wool and is located in a bush or tree. The clutch consists of 4-5 pale blue eggs with reddish-brown spots. Incubation takes about 2 weeks, the chicks fledging after 13-16 days. There may be up to 3 broods in the season.
Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
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