European Greenfinch
European Greenfinch · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 15 cm
- Body Mass
- 26 g
- Wingspan
- 25 cm
- Diet
- Seeds
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 74).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 48).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Kevin Ortega · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
10 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Chloris chloris harrisoni
Britain (except n Scotland) and Ireland
- Chloris chloris chloris
n Scotland, n, c France and Norway to w Siberia
- Chloris chloris muehlei
Serbia and Montenegro to Moldova, Bulgaria and Greece
- Chloris chloris aurantiiventris
s Spain through s Europe to w Greece
- Chloris chloris madaraszi
Corsica and Sardinia
- Chloris chloris vanmarli
nw Spain, Portugal and nw Morocco
- Chloris chloris voousi
c Morocco and n Algeria
- Chloris chloris chlorotica
sc Turkey to ne Egypt
- Chloris chloris bilkevitchi
s Ukraine, the Caucasus and ne Turkey to n Iran and sw Turkmenistan
- Chloris chloris turkestanica
s Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan and c Tajikistan
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Chloris chloris
Which family does it belong to?
Finches, Euphonias (Fringillidae)
Where is it found?
Palearctic: subarctic to subtropical Western & Central Palearctic in woods & gardens & oases: British Isles and Northern Scandinavia Eastern to Northwestern Kazakhstan & Northern Xinjiang (Northwestern China) and Krasnoyarsk (South-central Russia); in Southern to Iberian Pen. & Madeira and Canary Is. (Macaronesia & Western of Northern Africa) & Morocco to Tunisia (Northwestern & North-central Africa) and Northeastern Egypt & Mediterranean to Turkey & Cyprus & Levant. Northern Iraq and Northern Iran through Altai region to Southeastern Kazakhstan
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Christoph Moning · CC BY
