Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Siskins, Crossbills and Allies :: Oriental Greenfinch

Oriental Greenfinch Carduelis sinica

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Gray-capped Greenfinch, Grey-capped Greenfinch, Chinese Greenfinch
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Kasai Rinkan Koen, Tokyo, Japan - Mar 24, 2005 © William Hull  Hinuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - Nov 15, 2003 © William Hull  Kasai Rinkan Koen, Tokyo, Japan - Mar 24, 2005 © William Hull  Kasai Rinkan Koen, Tokyo, Japan - Mar 24, 2005 © William Hull  Kasai Rinkan Koen, Tokyo, Japan - Mar 24, 2005 © William Hull 
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Range

(1) E. and c. China.
(2) Mongolia and Manchuria.
(3) E. Manchuria.
(4) E. Siberia (Kamchatka), Sahkalin Is., and Kuril Is.
Winters in Japan.
(5) S. Japan.
(6) Ryukyu Is., Bonin Is. and Volcano Is.

Videos

Izumi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan - Feb 10, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Birds are feeding on the ground and then take flight.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Pintails Home (Kim Hyun-Tae)
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Biological Research Information Center, BRIC of Korea

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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