Taxonavigation

Familia: Fringillidae
Subfamilia: Carduelinae
Genus: Chloris
Species: Chloris chloris
Subspecies: C. c. aurantiiventris – C. c. bilkevitchi – C. c. chloris – C. c. chlorotica – C. c. harrisoni – C. c. madaraszi – C. c. muehlei – C. c. turkestanica – C. c. vanmarli – C. c. voousi

Name

Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Authority for placement: Nguembock et al., 2009; Zuccon et al., 2012

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 : 174.

• Nguembock, B., Fjeldså, J., Couloux, A., & Pasquet, E. 2009. Molecular phylogeny of Carduelinae (Aves, Passeriformes, Fringillidae) proves polyphyletic origin of the genera Serinus and Carduelis and suggests redefined generic limits. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 51(2): 169–181. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.10.022 Abstract & first page. Reference page. 

• Zuccon, D., Prŷs-Jones, R., Rasmussen, P.C., & Ericson, P.G.P. 2012. The phylogenetic relationships and generic limits of finches (Fringillidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62 (2): 581–596. Full text (PDF). DOI: .1016/j.ympev.2011.10.002 Reference page. 

• BirdLife International, 2018. Chloris chloris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720330A132000123.en .

Vernacular names

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