NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Black-headed Greenfinch
Chloris ambigua (Oustalet, 1896)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The black-headed greenfinch (Chloris ambigua) is a small passerine bird in the family Fringillidae.
It is found in the Chinese province of Yunnan, northern Laos, eastern Myanmar and adjacent areas of Vietnam, Thailand and Northeast India.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
The black-headed greenfinch is a medium-sized finch with a length of 12.4–14 cm (4.9–5.5 in). It has a dark blackish-olive head, a pale pinkish-brown conical bill and a yellow patch on the wings. The sexes are similar.
Wikipedia contributors, Black-headed greenfinch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:57:01.230964+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chloris ambigua (Oustalet, 1896)
- Name authority
- (Oustalet, 1896)
- Common name
- Black-headed Greenfinch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Genus
- Chloris
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae Leach, 1820
- genusChloris Cuvier, 1800
- speciesChloris ambigua (Oustalet, 1896)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chloris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey-capped GreenfinchChloris sinica (Linnaeus, 1766) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| European GreenfinchChloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vietnamese GreenfinchChloris monguilloti (Delacour, 1926) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoides (Vigors, 1831) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Carduelis ambigua (Oustalet, 1896) (Oustalet, 1896) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=997810 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Y8PS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.