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 →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a European Greenfinch sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 92 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Miromiro
Petroica macrocephala
Grey Warbler
Gerygone igata
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
Dunnock
Prunella modularis
New Zealand Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
New Zealand Bellbird
Anthornis melanura
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
📅 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 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?
About 48% of wildlife watchers report a European Greenfinch sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 92 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see European Greenfinch in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for European Greenfinch in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in our monthly data.