Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Subfamily Carduelinae Higher classification Carduelinae | Phylum Chordata Family Fringillidae Scientific name Chloris Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications European greenfinch, Grey‑capped greenfinch, Yellow‑breasted greenfinch, Black‑headed greenfinch, Vietnamese greenfinch | ||
Chloris is a genus which contains the greenfinches. These were formerly grouped in the genus Carduelis.
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The genus name is from Ancient Greek khloris, the European greenfinch, from khloros, "green".
The name Chloris was also previously used for the bird genus Parula.
Species
There are five species in the genus:
Fossil species
References
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