No.587 Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica

L=14.5cm

Rank : 1
Resident
A common resident in Asakawa River Basin that canbe seen all year round.  According to the records of our monthly bird countbeing conducted in 20 Asakawa River Basin sites, the bird ranks second toTree Sparrow in sighting numbers.@Sighting numbers seem to increase inwinter when the bird gathers in crowds. Male is greenish brown with greenishhead and dark lore, while Femalefs head is grey-brown and the whole plumageis of a lighter colour. Call note is gKiriri, Kororoh, and song gdjeeen,djuweee or dzweeeh is heard during breeding period.@A bright yellow band

Oriental Greenfinch (Adult‰)

Oriental Greenfinch (AdultŠ)

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