Carduelis carduelis

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

Wikispecies has an entry on: Carduelis carduelis.

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'European Goldfinch']

English: European Goldfinch
аԥсшәа: Ашьхарҵыс
Alemannisch: Distelfink
العربية: حسون أوراسي
جازايرية: المقنين
مصرى: حسون اوراسى
башҡортса: Ҡупшы турғай
беларуская: Шчыгол
беларуская (тарашкевіца): шчыгол чорнагаловы
български: Кадънка
brezhoneg: Pabor kanaber
català: Cadernera europea
corsu: Cardalina
čeština: Stehlík obecný
kaszëbsczi: Sztiglëca
Cymraeg: Nico
dansk: Stillits
Deutsch: Stieglitz
Ελληνικά: Καρδερίνα
Esperanto: Eŭropa kardelo
eesti: Ohakalind
euskara: Karnaba
estremeñu: Silgueru
فارسی: سهره طلایی
suomi: Tikli
føroyskt: Fagurígða
français: Chardonneret élégant
Nordfriisk: Peder
Frysk: Putter
Gaeilge: Lasair choille
Gàidhlig: Deargan-fraoich
galego: Xílgaro
گیلکی: هفت رنگ
Alemannisch: Tisteli
Gaelg: Lossey ny keylley
עברית: חוחית
hrvatski: Češljugar
magyar: Tengelic
հայերեն: Կարմրակատար
interlingua: Carduel
Ido: Kardelo
íslenska: Þistilfinka
italiano: Cardellino
日本語: ゴシキヒワ
Taqbaylit: Timsennent
адыгэбзэ: БзущӀэращӀэ
қазақша: Кәдімгі пайыз
한국어: 오색방울새
kurdî: Zengilok
kernowek: Owrdynk
кыргызча: Кадимки кендирчил
Lëtzebuergesch: Dëschtelpéckchen
Ladin: Stidliz
lietuvių: Dagilis
latviešu: Dadzītis
македонски: Билбилче
монгол: Алгар шувуу
кырык мары: Цӓцӓля
Mirandés: Pintassilbo
Napulitano: Cardillo
norsk bokmål: stillits
नेपाली: रक्तमुहार पीतचरी
Nederlands: Putter
norsk nynorsk: Stillits
norsk: Stillits
Diné bizaad: Tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ tááʼhalchíiʼii
Picard: Càrdon·né
Deitsch: Dischdelfink
polski: Szczygieł
پښتو: سايره
português: Pintassilgo-comum
română: Sticlete
русский: Черноголовый щегол
русиньскый: Щіглик
sardu: Cardoglinu
sicilianu: Cardiddu
Scots: Gowdspink
davvisámegiella: gollebeibboš
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Češljugar
Taclḥit: Tablḥnnat
slovenčina: Stehlík obyčajný
slovenščina: Lišček
åarjelsaemien: stïjlitse
anarâškielâ: kollepiäippáin
shqip: Gardeline
српски / srpski: Чешљугар
svenska: Steglits
Tagalog: Europeanong kardelina
Türkçe: Saka kuşu
українська: Щиглик звичайний
vèneto: Gardelin
Tiếng Việt: Sẻ thông vàng châu Âu
West-Vlams: Distelvienke
walon: Tcherdonî
吴语: 红额金翅雀
粵語: 紅額金翅雀
中文: 红额金翅雀
中文（中国大陆）: 红额金翅雀

IUCN: Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) (old web site) (Least Concern)

carduelis group[edit]

Red, white & black head on adults

Carduelis carduelis carduelis[edit]

S Scandinavia to c France and Italy and east to c European Russia

Mannheim, Germany
Mannheim, Germany
Mannheim, Germany
Mannheim, Germany
Mannheim, Germany
Marburg, Hesse, Germany
Near Passau, Germany
Near Passau, Germany
Near Passau, Germany
East Bohemia, Czech Republic
Tørring, Jylland, Denmark
Białowieża, Poland
Poland
Łódź, Poland
Jaroměř, Czech Republic
Rockhausen, Thüringen, Germany
Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Mannheim, Germany
Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria
Lithuania
Lithuania
Estonia
Moscow region, Russia
Berlin, Germany
Juvenile; Poland

Carduelis carduelis britannica[edit]

UK, Netherlands, N France

Lancashire, England
East Chevington, Northumberland, England
Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
Minsmere, Suffolk, England
Birmingham, England
Feeding on Cirsium arvense seeds; Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England
Feeding on Cirsium arvense seeds; Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England
Telford, Shropshire, England
Birmingham, England
Birmingham, England
Birmingham, England
Birmingham, England
Birmingham, England
Craigleith, Edinburgh, Scotland
England
England
England
England
UK
UK
ID composite, Britain

Carduelis carduelis tschusii[edit]

Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily

Valledoria, Sardinia, Italy

Carduelis carduelis parva[edit]

SW Europe, NW Africa, Madeira, Canary Islands

Souss-Massa, Morocco
Tarn, SW France
Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Sevilla, Spain
Sevilla, Spain
Sevilla, Spain
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Bird being ringed; Portugal

Nests and eggs[edit]

Nest with eggs; Germany
C. c. carduelis - France
C. c. parva - Algeria

caniceps group[edit]

Red & buff head on adults

Carduelis carduelis caniceps[edit]

W Pakistan to NW Himalaya, SW Tibet and C Nepal

Jispa, Himachal Pradesh, India
Tabo, Himachal Pradesh, India
(captive)

Maps[edit]

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

Illustrations[edit]

Wilhelm von Wright, Svenska fåglar, efter naturen och på sten ritade
by Carel Fabritius
Adult (bottom left) and young (bottom right), with Fringilla montifringilla and Fringilla coelebs above. From J. F. Naumann, Naturgeschichte der Vögel Mitteleuropas, 1905
A goldfinch on the branch of a rosebush, Persian art
On the coat of arms of Stehelčeves municipality, Czech Republic

Carduelis carduelis

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