What is the meaning of Greenfinch?

Any of five distinct species of bird formerly within the genus Carduelis, now making up genus Chloris (Cuvier):

  1. the European greenfinch, a common Old World finch, Carduelis chloris, now Chloris chloris, that is mainly green with yellow in the wings and tail.
  2. the black-headed greenfinch, Carduelis ambigua, now Chloris ambigua
  3. the Oriental greenfinch, Carduelis sinica, now Chloris sinica
  4. the Vietnam greenfinch, Carduelis monguilloti, now Chloris monguilloti
  5. the yellow-breasted greenfinch, Carduelis spinoides, now Chloris spinoides

the European greenfinch, a common Old World finch, Carduelis chloris, now Chloris chloris, that is mainly green with yellow in the wings and tail.

the black-headed greenfinch, Carduelis ambigua, now Chloris ambigua

the Oriental greenfinch, Carduelis sinica, now Chloris sinica

the Vietnam greenfinch, Carduelis monguilloti, now Chloris monguilloti

the yellow-breasted greenfinch, Carduelis spinoides, now Chloris spinoides

Source: wiktionary.org