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Oriental Greenfinch

Chloris sinica · Fringillidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records129,372in 7 countries
Most seen inJapan59,024 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Oriental Greenfinch
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About

Oriental Greenfinch in brief

The oriental greenfinch (Chloris sinica) is a bird of the Fringillidae family — species of bird.

Across the 7 countries we cover it has 129,372 published records, most of them from Japan, China and South Korea. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in August and September.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Japan59,024 records · best May, Apr
China35,286 records · best May, Apr
South Korea23,657 records · best May, Apr
Taiwan8,606 records · best Apr, Jan
Russia2,480 records · best May, Jun
Mongolia207 records · best May, Oct
North Korea112 records · best May, Apr
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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