European Greenfinch

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q27075785
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European Greenfinch

Summary

European Greenfinch is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,837 views/month, #1,339 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • European Greenfinch received the Garden Animal of the Year[3].
  • European Greenfinch received the Bird of the Year[4].
  • European Greenfinch's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • European Greenfinch is classified at the rank of species[6].
  • European Greenfinch's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[7].
  • European Greenfinch is classified within Chloris[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, European Greenfinch is Chloris chloris[9].
  • European Greenfinch's Commons category is recorded as Chloris chloris[10].
  • European Greenfinch's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chloris chloris[11].
  • European Greenfinch's Commons gallery is recorded as Chloris chloris[12].
  • European Greenfinch's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • European Greenfinch's original combination is recorded as Loxia chloris[14].
  • European Greenfinch's taxon synonym is recorded as Carduelis chloris[15].
  • European Greenfinch's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. chloris'}[16].
  • European Greenfinch is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Greenfinch'}[17].
  • European Greenfinch is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Grünfink'}[18].
  • European Greenfinch is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Verdier d’Europe'}[19].
  • European Greenfinch is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Verderón común'}[20].
  • European Greenfinch is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Verdone'}[21].
  • European Greenfinch is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Зеленушка'}[22].
  • European Greenfinch is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Groenling'}[23].
  • European Greenfinch is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Grønirisk'}[24].
  • European Greenfinch is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Grønnfink'}[25].
  • European Greenfinch is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'verdum europeu'}[26].
  • European Greenfinch is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'zvonek zelený'}[27].

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Classification

European Greenfinch's scientific name is Chloris chloris[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[6]. It belongs to the parent taxon Chloris[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Grünfink'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Verdier d’Europe'}[19], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Verderón común'}[20], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Verdone'}[21], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Зеленушка'}[22].

Identifiers

European Greenfinch's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 145360[28]. European Greenfinch's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37601[29]. European Greenfinch's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5845582[30]. European Greenfinch's ITIS TSN is recorded as 997806[31].

Why It Matters

European Greenfinch ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,837 views/month, #1,339 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did European Greenfinch receive?

Honors received include Garden Animal of the Year[3] and Bird of the Year[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . sielmann-stiftung.de. sielmann-stiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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