greenfinch

greenfinch

English

a European greenfinch, Chloris chloris

Wikispecies

Etymology

green +‎ finch

Noun

greenfinch (plural greenfinches)

1. Any of five distinct species of bird formerly within the genus Carduelis, now making up genus Chloris (Cuvier):
   1. the European greenfinch, a common Old World finch, Carduelis chloris, now Chloris chloris, that is mainly green with yellow in the wings and tail.
   2. the black-headed greenfinch, Carduelis ambigua, now Chloris ambigua
   3. the Oriental greenfinch, Carduelis sinica, now Chloris sinica
   4. the Vietnam greenfinch, Carduelis monguilloti, now Chloris monguilloti
   5. the yellow-breasted greenfinch, Carduelis spinoides, now Chloris spinoides

Translations

European greenfinch, Carduelis chloris

Albanian: afçë (sq) f Catalan: verdum (ca) m Czech: zvonek (cs) m Finnish: viherpeippo (fi) French: verdier (fr) m Greek: φλώρος (el) m (flóros) Italian: verdone comune m, verdone (it) m, verdello m Macedonian: зеленушка f (zelénuška) Norman: verdgé m, vèrmingnon m

Polish: dzwoniec (pl) m Portuguese: verdilhão (pt) m Romanian: florinte (ro) m Russian: зелену́шка (ru) f (zelenúška) Scottish Gaelic: corcan glas m, glaisean-daraich m Serbo-Croatian: zelentarka (sh) f Spanish: verderón (es) m Turkish: florya (tr), yelve (tr)

External links

• Chloris (Cuvier) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies