European Greenfinch

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q27075785
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Summary

European Greenfinch is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,502 views/month, #1,339 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Garden Animal of the Year[3], Bird of the Year[4]
  • Taxon rank: species[5]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[6]
  • Parent taxon: Chloris[7]
  • Taxon name: Chloris chloris[8]
  • Commons category: Chloris chloris[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Chloris chloris[10]
  • Commons gallery: Chloris chloris[11]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12]
  • Original combination: Loxia chloris[13]
  • Short name: C. chloris[14]
  • Taxon common name: European Greenfinch[15], Grünfink[16], Verdier d’Europe[17], Verderón común[18], Verdone[19], Зеленушка[20], Groenling[21], Grønirisk[22], Grønnfink[23], verdum europeu[24], zvonek zelený[25], rohevint[26], アオカワラヒワ[27], viherpeippo[28]
  • Wingspan: 0.25 m[29]
  • Mass: 2.17 g[30]

Body

Identifiers

European Greenfinch's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37601[31]. European Greenfinch's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5845582[32]. European Greenfinch's ITIS TSN is recorded as 997806[33].

Why It Matters

European Greenfinch has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did European Greenfinch receive?

Honors received include Garden Animal of the Year[3] and Bird of the Year[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . sielmann-stiftung.de. sielmann-stiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . Flight speeds among bird species: allometric and phylogenetic effects. wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4158356-5
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'an', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'bar', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb
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  2. 9w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Salzburgwiki id → 44780
    Verbaalpina id → C2861
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  3. 17w ago · PieterJanR · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → —
    Taxon synonym of → Carduelis chloris
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  4. 19w ago · ~2026-33497-44 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Egg incubation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+14'}
    Parent taxon → Chloris
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