greenfinch

green·finch

(grēn′fĭnch′)

A widespread Eurasian finch (Carduelis chloris) having green and yellow plumage.

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greenfinch

(ˈɡriːnˌfɪntʃ)

(Animals) a common European finch, Carduelis chloris, the male of which has a dull green plumage with yellow patches on the wings and tail

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green•finch

(ˈgrinˌfɪntʃ)

n.

a Eurasian finch, Carduelis chloris, having green and yellow plumage.

[1490–1500]

Translations

zvonek

Grünfink

viherpeippo

verdone

grønfinkgrønnfinkgrønnfinke

greenfinch

[ˈgriːnfɪntʃ] N → verderón m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

greenfinch

[ˈgriːnˌfɪntʃ] n → verdone m

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Then there was a little greenfinch, just fledged, fluttering along the ground, and it seemed quite possible to catch it, till it managed to flutter under the blackberry bush.

I saw it first, looking after the greenfinch, and she sat on th' nest."

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Another finch that is seen less regularly these days is the greenfinch, though Les adds that a pair of greenfinches have been visiting his garden after an absence of seven or eight years.

GO WILDwith eric paylor

However, in recent days I have been hearing the prolonged "wheezing" or reeling of a solitary greenfinch. Not so long ago, greenfinches were among the commonest of garden birds hereabouts but in recent years they have all but disappeared.

Seeds of change might aid dwindling species; Country view

He also targeted two other homes on the estate, on Greenfinch Road and Blackcap Close, earlier that morning.

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I may have seen them on a couple of feeders at nature reserves, but the last time I really recall a greenfinch was about 15 years ago.

Go green and look out for these finches

It occurs most often in pigeons and finches: in the last decade its has caused the Greenfinch population to crash.

BIRD NOTES

It also proved to be a good year for the greenfinch after a five per cent rise in sightings, a welcome sign for a species that has undergone a 60 per cent decline in sightings since the first survey in 1979.

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Greenfinch numbers have been hit over the last decade by the disease Trichomonosis, which has also been documented in other birds such as chaffinches.

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A delicious treat for tits, greenfinch and, possibly, the great spotted woodpecker.

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One of the biggest surprises was the return of the greenfinch after years of decline due to the pervasive trichomoniasis disease.

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If this was to be a realistic Vietnamese Greenfinch chase as opposed to a mere wild goose chase, I had to put in the homework.