Photo: Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
Chloris spinoides
Yellow-breasted Greenfinch (Chloris spinoides) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Yellow-breasted Greenfinch (Chloris spinoides) is a member of the Fringillidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 18.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
- Genus Chloris
- Species spinoides
Quick facts
- Weight
- 18.6 g
- Diet
- Seed-eaters
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-breasted Greenfinch is a granivore — it feeds mainly on seeds and grain.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-breasted Greenfinch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-breasted Greenfinch (Chloris spinoides) is a species of bird in the Fringillidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Pakistan to Myanmar.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 18.6 g, with a wing length of about 7.7 cm and a tail of around 4.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 492,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-breasted Greenfinch?
The Yellow-breasted Greenfinch is a small bird that weighs around 18.6 g.
Where does the Yellow-breasted Greenfinch live?
The Yellow-breasted Greenfinch is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Pakistan to Myanmar, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Yellow-breasted Greenfinch belong to?
The Yellow-breasted Greenfinch (Chloris spinoides) belongs to the Fringillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-breasted Greenfinch eat?
The Yellow-breasted Greenfinch is a granivore — it feeds mainly on seeds and grain.
Does the Yellow-breasted Greenfinch migrate?
The Yellow-breasted Greenfinch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-breasted Greenfinch endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-breasted Greenfinch make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-breasted Greenfinch — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-breasted Greenfinch's range?
The Yellow-breasted Greenfinch has a mapped global range of about 492,000 km².
Conservation
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