European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusChloris (Greenfinches)
- SpeciesChloris chloris (European Greenfinch)
The European greenfinch or simply the greenfinch (Chloris chloris) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. This songbird is widespread throughout Europe, North Africa and Southwest Asia. It is mainly resident, but some of the populations from the far north migrate further south. The greenfinch has also been introduced into Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, and Argentina. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a European Greenfinch sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 697 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinus
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Eurasian Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Linnet
Linaria cannabina
Scottish Crossbill
Loxia scotica
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
Twite
Linaria flavirostris
Parrot Crossbill
Loxia pytyopsittacus
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a European Greenfinch in Cairngorms National Park?
About 27% of wildlife watchers report a European Greenfinch sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 697 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see European Greenfinch in Cairngorms National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for European Greenfinch in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.