Chloris sinica

Chloris sinica

Chloris sinica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Passeroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Classis: Aves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Parvordo: Passerida Superfamilia: Passeroidea

Familia: Fringillidae
Subfamilia: Carduelinae
Genus: Chloris
Species: Chloris sinica
Subspecies: C. s. kawarahiba – C. s. kittlitzi – C. s. minor

Name

• Chloris sinica (Linnaeus, 1766)
  • Authority for placement: Nguembock et al., 2009; Zuccon et al., 2012

Combinations

• Carduelis sinica

Selected references

• 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 
• Töpfer, T. 2013: The type series of Chloris sinica tschiliensis Jacobi, 1923 (Aves, Fringillidae). Zootaxa 3609 (2): 248–250. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3609.2.12 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. pdf full text. doi: .1016/j.ympev.2011.10.002 reference page 

Vernacular name

English: Oriental Greenfinch
日本語: カワラヒワ (河原鶸, Kawarahiwa)
中文: 金翅雀

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