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Greenfinch Carduelis chloris [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Carduelidae
BTO Codes:
GR , GREFI
EURING No:
16490
Number in Britain:
695 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
chloris recorded in Britain (of 10 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
15 cm
Wingspan:
26 cm
Weight:
M/F: 28 g
Scientific name from:
L.: carduelis =the goldfinch
and Gr.: khloris =the greenfinch (from khloros =green)
World Distribution:
Europe, Near East, n Africa
Habitat:
Open woodland, farmland, gardens
Diet:
Large seeds incl. rose-hips, cereal grain, some invertebrates, esp for nestlings
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
695 thousand territories
in 2000
First Record:
1532
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Villages
Also common in:
Towns
And found in:
Arable Farmland, Pasture Farmland
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
13 to 30 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(III), Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
20 x 15 mm
Egg Weight:
2.2 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
190
Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
4.72 ± 0.74 (2 - 7) N = 3438
Incubation:
14 - 15 days
13.70 ± 1.42 (11 - 17) N = 3437
by the:
Female
Fledging:
14 - 16 days
14.92 ± 2.12 (11 - 19) N = 3724
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
10 May (5 Apr - 5 Jul)
Number of Broods:
2
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
47593
Adult Survival:
0.443
Juvenile Survival:
0.416 (in First-Year)
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
2
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
12yr0m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
B
Wing Length
Adult:
87.7 ± 4.2
Range
84 - 91 mm, N =118743
Juvenile:
87.5 ± 2.2
84 - 91 mm, N =72205
Male:
88.8 ± 4.1
86 - 92 mm, N =65831
Female:
86.3 ± 4.0
83 - 89 mm, N =52565
Weight
Adult:
27.66 ± 4.06
Range
24.70 - 30.90 g , N =96718
Juvenile:
27.73 ± 2.87
25.00 - 30.70 g , N =55415
Male:
27.53 ± 3.63
24.60 - 30.60 g , N =53386
Female:
27.82 ± 4.54 .
24.90 - 31.10 g , N =43027
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
European Greenfinch
Gaelic:
Glaisean-daraich
Welsh:
Llinos Werdd
Danish:
Grřnirisk
Dutch:
Groenling
Finnish:
Viherpeippo
French:
Verdier
German:
Grünling
Hungarian:
Zöldike
Icelandic:
Grćnfinka
Irish:
Glasán Darach
Italian:
Verdone
Norwegian:
Grřnnfink
Polish:
Dzwoniec
Portuguese:
Verdilhăo-comum
Spanish:
Verderón
Swedish:
Grönfink
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Newton, I. 1972 The finches Collins, London
[598.982 NEW]
See Also:
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