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The 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. It nests in trees or bushes, laying 3–5 eggs.
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When to see the Oriental Greenfinch
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Oriental Greenfinch
The map shades 11 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Canada.
About the Oriental Greenfinch
The Oriental greenfinch, also known as the grey-capped greenfinch, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae that breeds in broadleaf and conifer woodlands of the East Palearctic.
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Easily confused with
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).
Black-headed GreenfinchChloris ambiguaThe black-headed greenfinch is a small passerine bird in the family Fringillidae.
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).
Side by side: European Greenfinch vs Oriental Greenfinch · Oriental Greenfinch vs Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
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