Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Fringillidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Genus Chloris | |
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Similar Trias greenfinch, Tenerife blue chaffinch, Chloris | ||
The slender-billed greenfinch (Chloris aurelioi) is an extinct songbird in the finch family Fringillidae. It was found in the island Tenerife of the Canary Islands. It was described on September 23, 2010. It occurred during the Holocene epoch.
Description
This bird was like many greenfinch species in its coloring, being olive green throughout most of the body. Its bill, as the name suggests, is longer and thinner than most Carduelis finches.
References
Slender-billed greenfinch Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA