Carduelis spinoides

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Passeroidea
Familia: Fringillidae
Familia: Fringillidae
Genus: Carduelis
Species: Carduelis spinoides

Name

Carduelis spinoides Vigors, 1831

The Yellow-breasted Greenfinch (Carduelis spinoides) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.

It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate shrubland.
Origin of greenfinches

See Desert finch.
References

* BirdLife International 2004. Carduelis spinoides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.