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European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The European goldfinch or simply the goldfinch is a small passerine bird in the finch family that is native to Europe, North Africa and western and central Asia. It has been introduced to other areas, including Australia, New Zealand and Uruguay. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Fringillidae
Genus:
   Carduelis
Scientific:
  Carduelis carduelis

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.180

Protonym:
  Fringilla carduelis

Type locality:
  Europe ; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1903, Vogel pal. Fauna, p. 67.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/199/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  59353A055941B20B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-59353A05

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/59353A05

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 179226

Geographic range:

  • Carduelis carduelis carduelis: breeds southern Scandinavian Peninsula eastward to central Urals, southward to eastern Netherlands, central France, Italy, northwestern Romania, Moldova, and northern Ukraine; partially migratory, wintering from central and southern Europe eastward to western Kazakhstan
  • Carduelis carduelis volgensis: southern Ukraine, southeastern European Russia, and far northwestern Kazakhstan
  • Carduelis carduelis parva: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, and western Mediterranean region
  • Carduelis carduelis tschusii: Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily
  • Carduelis carduelis britannica: British Isles, Channel Islands, and northwestern France eastward to western Netherlands
  • Carduelis carduelis balcanica: the Balkans and Crete
  • Carduelis carduelis brevirostris: eastern Türkiye eastward to northern Iran
  • Carduelis carduelis colchica: Crimean Peninsula to Caucasus and northeastern Türkiye
  • Carduelis carduelis frigoris: southwestern Siberia (Ural Mountains to Yenisey River)
  • Carduelis carduelis niediecki: Rhodes, Karpathos, and Cyprus; Egypt to Türkiye, northern Iraq, and southwestern Iran
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
European Goldfinch
German:
Stieglitz
Spanish:
Jilguero europeo
French:
Chardonneret élégant
Croatian:
Češljugar
Hungarian:
Tengelic
Japanese (romaji):
goshikihiwa
Lithuanian:
Dagilis
Dutch:
Putter
Portuguese:
Pintassilgo
Portuguese (Brazil):
Pintassilgo-europeu
Ukrainian:
Щиглик

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
European Goldfinch [carduelis] ( Carduelis carduelis [carduelis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
European Goldfinch [nominate group] ( Carduelis carduelis [carduelis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
European Goldfinch [nominate group] ( Carduelis carduelis [carduelis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
European Goldfinch [nominate group] ( Carduelis carduelis [carduelis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
European Goldfinch [nominate group] ( Carduelis carduelis [carduelis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
European Goldfinch [nominate group] ( Carduelis carduelis [carduelis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
European Goldfinch [nominate] ( Carduelis carduelis [carduelis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
European Goldfinch [nominate] ( Carduelis carduelis [carduelis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
European Goldfinch [nominate] ( Carduelis carduelis [carduelis])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
European Goldfinch (European) ( Carduelis carduelis [carduelis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
European Goldfinch (European) ( Carduelis carduelis [carduelis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
European Goldfinch (European) ( Carduelis carduelis [carduelis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
European Goldfinch (European) ( Carduelis carduelis [carduelis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
European Goldfinch (European) ( Carduelis carduelis [carduelis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
European Goldfinch (European) ( Carduelis carduelis [carduelis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
European Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Carduelis [carduelis or caniceps] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Arabic: الحسون الذهبي, حسون أوروبي [carduelis Group]
Asturian: Xilgueru européu [triba carduelis]
Azerbaijani: Payız bülbülü, Qanqal hörücüsü [carduelis qrupu]
Belarusian: Чорнагаловы шчыгел
Bulgarian: Щиглец, Щиглец [Група carduelis]
Breton: Ar pabor
Catalan: Cadernera, Cadernera europea [grup carduelis]
Catalan (Balears): Cadernera
Valencian: Pinsà mec
Czech: stehlík obecný, stehlík obecný [skupina carduelis]
Welsh: Nico
Danish: Stillits, Stillits, Europæisk [carduelis Gruppe]
German: Stieglitz, Stieglitz [carduelis-Gruppe]
Greek: (Κοινή) Καρδερίνα, Καρδερίνα, Καρδερίνα [carduelis ομάδα], Καρδερίνα [carduelis]
Emiliano-romagnolo: Muntana
English: European Goldfinch, European Goldfinch (European), European Goldfinch (nominate group), European Goldfinch [carduelis], European Goldfinch [nominate group], European Goldfinch [nominate]
English, HBW: European Goldfinch
English (IOC): European Goldfinch (European)
English (United States): European Goldfinch (European)
Esperanto: kardelo
Spanish: Cardelino, Jilguero, Jilguero Europeo, Jilguero Europeo (grupo carduelis)
Spanish (Argentine): Cardelino, Cardelino [grupo carduelis]
Spanish (Spain): Jilguero europeo (grupo carduelis)
Spanish (Uruguay): Cardelino, Cardelino [Grupo carduelis]
Estonian: Ohakalind
Basque: Kardantxiloa [carduelis taldekoa], Karnaba
Persian: سهره طلایی [carduelis Group]
Finnish: tikli, tikli [alalaji carduelis]
Faroese: Fagurígða, Fagurígða (evropisk)
French: Chardonneret élégant, Chardonneret élégant [carduelis]
Frisian: Putter
Irish: Lasair Choille
Gaelic: Lasair Choille
Galician: Xílgaro, Xílgaro común [grupo carduelis]
Manx: Lossey ny Keylley
Hebrew: חוחית, חוחית (אירופית)
Croatian: Češljugar
Hungarian: Tengelic
Armenian: Կարմրակատար, Կարմրակատար (Եվրոպական)
Icelandic: Þistilfinka, Þistilfinka [carduelis hópur]
Italian: Cardellino [gruppo carduelis], Cardellino eurasiatico
Brescian: Montà
Japanese (romaji): goshikihiwa, goshikihiwa (carduelis guru-pu)
Japanese: ゴシキヒワ, ゴシキヒワ (carduelis グループ), ゴシキヒワ（carduelis グループ）
Georgian: ნარჩიტა, ჩიტბატონა
Khakas: Чÿгеннiг хус
Kazakh: Кәдімғі пайыз
Cornish: Owrdynk
Scientific: Carduelis carduelis, Carduelis carduelis [carduelis Group], Carduelis carduelis [carduelis], Carduelis carduelis carduelis, Carduelis elegans, Fringilla Carduelis
Limburgish: Keep
Lithuanian: Dagilis, Dagilis [carduelis grupė]
Latvian: Dadzītis
Macedonian: Билбилче
Maltese: Gardell
Dutch: Putter
Norwegian: Stillits, stillits (carduelis gr.)
Polish: szczygiel, szczygieł, szczygieł [gr. carduelis]
Portuguese: Pintassilgo, pintassilgo-europeu
Portuguese (Brazil): Pintassilgo-europeu
Portuguese (Portugal): Pintassilgo [grupo carduelis], pintassilgo-europeu [grupo carduelis]
Romansh: Chardelin
Russian: Черноголовый щегол, Щегол , Щегол [группа carduelis]
Sardinian: Cardulina
Scots: Lasair choille
Slovak: Stehlík obyčajný, stehlík obyčajný (skup.)
Slovenian: lišček, Lišček [carduelis]
Albanian: Gardalina
Serbian: Češljugar [carduelis grupa], štiglić
Swedish: Steglits, steglits (European)
Turkish: Saka, Saka [carduelis grubu]
Tatar: кара башлы купшы, кара башлы купшыл
Ukrainian: Щиглик
Chinese: 紅額金翅雀, 红额金翅雀, 红额金翅雀（黑头）

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