Yellow-breasted greenfinch | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Genus: | Chloris |
Species: | C. spinoides |
Binomial name | |
Chloris spinoides Vigors, 1831 |
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Synonyms | |
Carduelis spinoides |
Carduelis spinoides
The yellow-breasted greenfinch (Chloris spinoides) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae native to the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent.
The species occurs primarily in the mid-altitudes of the Himalayas, and in parts of Southeast Asia. It ranges across Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate shrubland.