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The '''black-headed greenfinch''' (''Chloris ambigua'') is a species of [[finch]] in the [[Fringillidae]] family.
The '''black-headed greenfinch''' (''Chloris ambigua'') is a species of [[finch]] in the [[Fringillidae]] family.
It is found in [[China]], [[Laos]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Singh|first1=Arun P|title=Lord Derby’s Parakeet Psittacula derbiana, and Black-headed Greenfinch Carduelis ambigua in Arunachal Pradesh, India|journal=Indian Birds|date=2013|volume=8|issue=133|page=144|url=http://indianbirds.in/pdfs/IB8.5.Singh_LordDerbysParakeet.pdf}}</ref>, and [[Vietnam]].
It is found in China, [[Laos]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], and [[Vietnam]].
Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical dry [[forest]]s and subtropical or tropical dry [[shrubland]].
Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical dry [[forest]]s and subtropical or tropical dry [[shrubland]].



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Black-headed greenfinch
Scientific classification
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C. ambigua
Binomial name
Chloris ambigua
(Oustalet, 1896)
Synonyms

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, India[2], 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.[3][4][5]

References

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  2. ^ Singh, Arun P (2013). "Lord Derby's Parakeet Psittacula derbiana, and Black-headed Greenfinch Carduelis ambigua in Arunachal Pradesh, India" (PDF). Indian Birds. 8 (133): 144.
  3. ^ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.