{"id":25360,"date":"2012-11-05T14:20:45","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:13:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:13:57","slug":"greenfinch-carduelis-chloris","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenfinch Carduelis chloris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Greenfinch, or just Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. This bird is widespread throughout Europe, north Africa and south west Asia. It is mainly resident, but some northernmost populations migrate further south.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: European Greenfinch\u00a0<i>Carduelis\u00a0chloris<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-232-25360\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8411\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/greenfinch_0_0.jpg\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" alt=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenfinch_0_0.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8410\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/greenfinch_0.jpg\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" alt=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenfinch_0.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1675\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-9.jpg\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1674\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-8.jpg\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1673\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-7.jpg\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1672\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-6.jpg\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1671\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-5.jpg\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1670\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-4.jpg\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1669\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-3.jpg\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1668\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-2.jpg\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1667\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-11.jpg\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1666\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-10.jpg\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1665\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-1.jpg\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) at Eggersriet SG, Switzerland\" alt=\"Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/greenfinch-carduelis-chloris\/thumbs\/thumbs_greenfinch-carduelis-chloris-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Greenfinch, or just Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. This bird is widespread throughout Europe, north Africa and south west Asia. It is mainly resident, but some northernmost populations migrate further south. 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