European Greenfinch

(Chloris chloris)

Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) – Least Concern

Population size: 200 000 – 400 000 pairs

Distribution pattern

With almost ubiquitous distribution throughout the country except for the alpine areas of the mountains and isolated areas in some lower altitude regions.

Comparative distribution of the species compared to the first breeding birds atlas (Iankov, 2007): Breeding locality until 2007 | Breeding locality until 2007, confirmed after 2015 – | New breeding locality after 2015. – The breeding localities after 2015 are identified on a base of raw data from smartbirds.org.

Habitats

Breeds in various habitats with a predominance of trees: on the edges or in open broad-leaved deciduous forests, alluvial and riverine forests and brush, mixed forests, less often in coniferous forests, but almost everywhere in public parks and gardens, and other areas in settlements. Very common in orchards, tree and shrub plantations, strips of trees, shrubs and mosaics of them. Sometimes builds its nests in temperate heath and scrub (in the Pinus mugo belt in the subalpine zone).

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed