European greenfinch: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the European greenfinch lives – recorded in 65 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chloris chloris
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	65 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, South America
Mass	2.17 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Fringillidae

Where does the European greenfinch live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the European greenfinch in 65 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, South America. In Argentina, Australia it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an European greenfinch?

Wikidata records the following for the European greenfinch: mass 2.17 g (birth weight).

Is the European greenfinch endangered?

The European greenfinch’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the European greenfinch?

The European greenfinch (Chloris chloris) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Fringillidae, genus Chloris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the European greenfinch

The European greenfinch, or simply the greenfinch (Chloris chloris), is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

This songbird is widespread throughout Europe, North Africa and Southwest Asia. It is mainly resident, but some of the populations from the far north migrate further south. The greenfinch has also been introduced into Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, and Argentina.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article European greenfinch (revision 1377647019), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27075785 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).