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
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 ID:
59353A055941B20B
Avibase ID:
avibase-59353A05
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/59353A05
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179226
Geographic range:
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.
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