Nov 10, 2025
Goldfinch aka European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes, Germany
photograph by Okbit Romar
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Goldfinch aka European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes, Germany
photograph by Okbit Romar
Carduelis finch
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European Goldfinch from the Natural History Cabinet of Anna Blackburne (1768) - James Bolton
Serins / Siskins / Canaries / Goldfinches : Birds in four allied finch genera - Chrysocorythus, Carduelis, Serinus, and Spinus.
The taxonomy of these are other finches shifts over time as more is learned about their relationships. Carduelis was once a more comprehensive genus comprised of birds sharing a common morphology but not necessarily a recent common ancestor.
The position of species on this graphic is not meant to convey any sort of evolutionary hierarchy.
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