What is Greenfinch?
{{Taxobox | name = Greenfinch | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | image = Groenirisk.jpg | image_width = 240px | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[Passerine|Passeriformes]] | familia = [[Fringillidae]] | genus = ''[[Carduelis]]'' | species = '''''C. chloris''''' | binomial = ''Chloris chloris'' | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[1758]] }} The '''greenfinch''' (''Chloris chloris''), also known as the '''European greenfinch''', is a small [[passerine]] [[bird]] in the [[finch]] [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Fringillidae]]. This bird is widespread throughout [[Europe]], north [[Africa]] and southwest [[Asia]]. It is mainly resident, but some northernmost populations [[Migration|migrate]] further south. The Greenfinch has also been introduced into both [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. Woodland edges, farmland hedges and gardens with relatively thick vegetation are favoured for breeding. It nests in trees or bushes, laying 3{{ndash}}8 [[Egg (biology)|egg]]s. This species can form large flocks outside the breeding season, sometimes mixing with other finches and buntings. They feed largely on [[seeds]], but also take [[Berry|berries]]. ==Images== <gallery> File:European Greenfinch male female.jpg|Two Greenfinches. The bird on top is a male and the bird below is a female. File:Chloris chloris chloris MHNT 223 Gouvieux.jpg| Greenfinch File:Cuculus canorus bangsi MHNT.ZOO.2010.11.150.42.jpg|''Cuculus canorus bangsi'' + ''Carduelis chloris'' Chloris chloris aurantiiventris MHNT.ZOO.2010.11.232.12.jpg |''Chloris chloris aurantiiventris'' </gallery> {{Stub}} [[Category:Finches]]