Black-headed Greenfinch

About the Black-headed Greenfinch

The black-headed greenfinch is a small passerine bird in the family Fringillidae. It is found in the Chinese province of Yunnan, northern Laos, eastern Myanmar and adjacent areas of Vietnam, Thailand and Northeast India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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Where the Black-headed Greenfinch lives

When to see the Black-headed Greenfinch

Peak activity in January · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Vietnamese GreenfinchChloris monguillotiThe Vietnamese greenfinch is 13.5 to 14 cm (5.3 to 5.5 in) in length and weighs between 15 and 16 g (0.53 and 0.56 oz). Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoidesThe yellow-breasted greenfinch is 12–14 cm (4.7–5.5 in) in length and weighs between 15 and 21 g (0.53 and 0.74 oz). Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinicaThe Oriental greenfinch is a medium-sized finch 12.5 to 14 cm (4.9 to 5.5 in) in length, with a strong bill and a short slightly forked tail.