CAVS: 0788
Species Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758
Common Chaffinch
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Introduced from United Kingdom (via New Zealand).
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Broadleaf thicket/shrubland, tussock grassland.
Nomenclatural details of nominate taxon, not in Australia
Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 iv 823 pp. [179] [specific name of type species of Fringilla Linnaeus, 1758: ICmZN Direction 17].
Common Name References
N.W. Longmore. The Australian Faunal Directory, http://biodiversity.org.au/afd (Common Chaffinch)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2015 | FRINGILLIDAE Leach, 1820 | 03-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |