Black-headed greenfinch
| Black-headed greenfinch | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Chloris |
| Species: | C. ambigua |
| Binomial name | |
| Chloris ambigua (Oustalet, 1896) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Carduelis ambigua | |
The black-headed greenfinch (Chloris ambigua) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Origin of greenfinches
See desert finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta)
Phylogeny
It has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Carduelis ambigua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Arnaiz-Villena, Antonio; Alvarez-Tejado M.; Ruiz-del-Valle V.; García-de-la-Torre C.; Varela P; Recio M. J.; Ferre S.; Martinez-Laso J. (1998). "Phylogeny and rapid Northern and Southern Hemisphere speciation of goldfinches during the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs" (PDF). Cell.Mol.Life.Sci. 54 (9:): 1031–41. doi:10.1007/s000180050230. PMID 9791543.
- ↑ Arnaiz-Villena, A; Zamora J; Ernesto L; Ruiz-del-Valle V; Moscoso J; Serrano-Vela JI; Rivero-de-Aguilar J (2006). "Rhodopechys obsoleta (desert finch): a pale ancestor of greenfinches(Carduelis spp.) according to molecular phylogeny" (PDF). Journal of Ornithology 147 (3.): 448–456. doi:10.1007/s10336-005-0036-2.
- ↑ Zamora, J; Moscoso J; Ruiz-del-Valle V; Ernesto L; Serrano-Vela JI; Ira-Cachafeiro J; Arnaiz-Villena A (2006). "Conjoint mitochondrial phylogenetic trees for canaries Serinus spp. and goldfinches Carduelis spp. show several specific polytomies" (PDF). Ardeola 53 (1): 1–17.
External links
- Carduelis ambigua black-headed greenfinch, Images at ADW
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