Oriental Greenfinch

Oriental Greenfinch
Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica, Gongqing Forest Park (31.325488, 121.547808), Shanghai, January. Oriental Greenfinch is resident in Shanghai and is most numerous in winter. Also known as Grey-capped Greenfinch. (Craig Brelsford)
Oriental Greenfinch
Oriental Greenfinch occurs throughout Shanghai, even in parks in the urban core. Shanghai Botanical Gardens (31.147780, 121.438917), December. (Craig Brelsford)
Grey-capped Greenfinch
Oriental Greenfinch, Binjiang Forest Park (31.385567, 121.520245), Shanghai, December. (Craig Brelsford)
Oriental Greenfinch copulating
Oriental Greenfinch copulating. Clockwise from top L: Male (R) and female engaging in bill-touching, a form of courtship behavior; male mounting female (top R) then dismounting (bottom R); aftermath (bottom L) shows bodies erect and heads held high. Changfeng Park (31.228459, 121.393158), Shanghai, April. (Craig Brelsford)

SOUND-RECORDINGS

Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica ussuriensis, song, Dawucun (45.732679, 130.589612), Heilongjiang, China, elev. 280 m (920 ft.), June, by Craig Brelsford (0:05; 904 KB)

Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica, call, Huhehaote Botanical Garden (40.811517, 111.636045), Inner Mongolia, China, elev. 1040 m (3,410 ft.), April, by Craig Brelsford (0:22; 4 MB)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Brazil, Mark. Birds of East Asia. Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 2009.

MacKinnon, John. Guide to the Birds of China. Oxford University Press, 2022.

Collar, N.J., I. Newton, and P. Clement. Family Fringillidae (Finches). Pp. 543–4 in: del Hoyo, J., A. Elliot, and D. A. Christie, eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 15. Weavers to New World Warblers. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain, 2010.

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