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Bonin Greenfinch
Chloris kittlitzi (Seebohm, 1890)
13–14 cmLength
The Bonin greenfinch (Chloris kittlitzi), also known as the Ogasawara greenfinch, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae that is endemic to the Ogasawara Islands of Japan, where it is found on the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Bonin greenfinch (Chloris kittlitzi), also known as the Ogasawara greenfinch, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae that is endemic to the Ogasawara Islands of Japan, where it is found on the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands.
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Questions
How big is the Bonin Greenfinch?
The Bonin Greenfinch is about 13–14 cm long.
Where does the Bonin Greenfinch live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: insular subtropical eastern Palearctic in stunted forest: Hahajima and Minamiiwoto (Bonin=Ogasawara Islands, southeastern Japan).
What family is the Bonin Greenfinch in?
It belongs to the family Finches, Euphonias (Fringillidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 13–14 cm
Range
Palearctic: insular subtropical eastern Palearctic in stunted forest: Hahajima and Minamiiwoto (Bonin=Ogasawara Islands, southeastern Japan)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae
- Genus
- Chloris
Other birds in the genus Chloris
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinica
Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoides
Vietnamese GreenfinchChloris monguilloti
Black-headed GreenfinchChloris ambigua
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
African ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenys
Azores ChaffinchFringilla moreletti
Madeira ChaffinchFringilla maderensis
Canary Islands ChaffinchFringilla canariensis
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