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Vietnamese greenfinch

Vietnamese greenfinch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Genus: Chloris
Species: C. monguilloti
Binomial name
Chloris monguilloti
(Delacour, 1926)
Synonyms

Carduelis monguilloti


Carduelis monguilloti

The Vietnamese greenfinch (Chloris monguilloti) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found only in Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

See desert finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta).

Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al. (2006) confirmed that canaries are the closest Fringillidae family relatives to goldfinches.



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