Oriental Greenfinch
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Oriental Greenfinch

Chloris sinica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Nikko National Park
76 Verified records at Nikko National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Oriental greenfinch (Chloris sinica), also known as the grey-capped greenfinch, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae that breeds in broadleaf and conifer woodlands of the East Palearctic. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Greenfinch sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park

Japanese Grosbeak
LC

Japanese Grosbeak

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Eophona personata

10–20% · With luck
Brambling
LC

Brambling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla montifringilla

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Bullfinch
LC

Eurasian Bullfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

5–10% · With luck
Pallas's Rosefinch
LC

Pallas's Rosefinch

Bird

Carpodacus roseus

Insufficient data
Eurasian Siskin
LC

Eurasian Siskin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Spinus spinus

5–10% · With luck
Hawfinch
LC

Hawfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

5–10% · Rare
Long-tailed Rosefinch
LC

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Bird

Carpodacus sibiricus

<5% · Rare
Common Redpoll
LC

Common Redpoll

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthis flammea

<5% · Rare
Red Crossbill
LC Endemic

Red Crossbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Loxia curvirostra

Insufficient data
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

70–80% · Very likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Japanese Bush Warbler
LC

Japanese Bush Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Horornis diphone

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
10–20%
2 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Oriental Greenfinch in Nikko National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Greenfinch sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Oriental Greenfinch in Nikko National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Greenfinch in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.

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