Carduelis carduelis

IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Passeriformes • Subordo: Passeri • Superfamilia: Passeroidea • Familia: Fringillidae • Subfamilia: Carduelinae • Genus: Carduelis • Species: Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Wikispecies has an entry on: Carduelis carduelis.

 Vernacular names

English: European Goldfinch · Česky: Stehlík obecný · Deutsch: Stieglitz · Français: Chardonneret élégant · Italiano: Cardellino · Lietuvių: Dagilis · Polski: Szczygieł · Português: Pintassilgo-comum · Svenska: Steglits · Türkçe: Saka kuşu ·

IUCN: Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Least Concern)

Photos

carduelis group

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  Germany

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  France

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  Germany

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  Germany

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  Ukraine

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  Poland

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  Czech Republic

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  Feeding on Cirsium arvense seeds; England

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  Feeding on Cirsium arvense seeds; England

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  Poland

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  Poland

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  Poland

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  Germany

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  Lithuania

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  Lithuania

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  Adult on nest, Australia

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  New Zealand

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  Czech Republic

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  Bird being ringed; Portugal

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  Germany

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  Germany

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  Nest with eggs; Germany

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  Germany

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  Carduelis carduelis parva - Spain

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  Goldfinch after having a bath; Germany

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  Carduelis carduelis in february, Moscow region

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  Berlin, Germany.

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caniceps group

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  Carduelis carduelis caniceps

Maps

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  Light green: carduelis group, breeding only
  Dark green: carduelis group, all year
  Yellow: caniceps group, breeding only
  Olive: caniceps group, all year

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  Blue: countries with natural populations
  Aqua: countries with established introduced populations

Illustrations

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  Wilhelm von Wright, Svenska fåglar, efter naturen och på sten ritade

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  by Carel Fabritius

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  by Carel Fabritius

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  Carduelis carduelis adult (bottom left) and young (bottom right)
  Fringilla montifringilla and Fringilla coelebs above. From J. F. Naumann, Naturgeschichte der Vögel Mitteleuropas, 1905

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  Carduelis carduelis in coat of arms of Stehelčeves municipality, Czech Republic

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  Hungarian stamp from 1961 (silver background)

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  Hungarian stamp from 1961 (gold background)