Passeriformes / Fringillidae / Chloris
Black-headed Greenfinch
Chloris ambigua · 黑头金翅雀
Introduction
A small passerine bird in the family Fringillidae, found in Yunnan (China), northern Laos, eastern Myanmar, and adjacent areas of Vietnam, Thailand, and Northeast India. Natural habitats include subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Description
Medium-sized finch with a length of 12.4–14 cm (4.9–5.5 in). Features a dark blackish-olive head, a pale pinkish-brown conical bill, and a yellow patch on the wings. The sexes are similar.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in the Chinese province of Yunnan, northern Laos, eastern Myanmar, and adjacent areas of Vietnam, Thailand, and Northeast India. Two subspecies are recognised: C. a. taylori in southeast Tibet, and C. a. ambigua in east and northeast Myanmar, south China, Laos, and extreme northeast India. Habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Genus
- Chloris
Subspecies (2)
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Chloris ambigua ambigua
mountains of southeastern Tibet to southwestern China, northern Myanmar, northern Laos, and northwestern Tonkin
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
