Finches (Fringillidae)
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) - HBW 15, p. 559
French: Chardonneret jaune
German: Goldzeisig
Spanish: Jilguero Yanqui
Taxonomy: Fringilla tristis Linnaeus, 1758, South Carolina, USA.
Geographical variation slight and clinal; some races perhaps untenable. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pallida ( Mearns, 1890) - S Canada (SC British Columbia E to W Ontario) and C & WC USA (E from to E Oregon, S to NW Colorado); winters also from N California S to NC Mexico.
- jewetti ( van Rossem, 1943) - extreme SW Canada (SW British Columbia) S in W USA to C California.
- salicamans ( Grinnell, 1897) - SW USA (W Sierra Nevada, in California); winters E to Mohave and Colorado Deserts and S to NW Mexico (N Baja California).
- tristis ( Linnaeus, 1758) - SE Canada (E from Ontario) and C & E USA (E from SE Minnesota, S to NE Texas and N South Carolina); winters S & SE USA S to C Mexico.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Female at backyard feeder Locality Washington DC, USA (United States) (ssp tristis)
Thorongil CVI 3 April 2011 43 weeks ago 38 sec 4.4 -
At a feeder Locality North Carolina, USA (United States)
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2011 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 43 sec 4.3 -
Two views of a male, close to a complete molt into breeding plumage, perched looking around. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp salicamans)
Don DesJardin 27 March 2011 42 weeks ago 32 sec 4.3 -
A male, then a female, feeding on Purple Coneflowers Locality Mount Airy, Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp tristis)
Robert Schaefer 23 August 2001 4 years ago 36 sec 4.3 -
Different males moulting from winter to summer plumage Locality Mount Airy, Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp tristis)
Robert Schaefer 14 April 2005 4 years ago 33 sec 4.3 -
A bird at a feeder Locality North Carolina, USA (United States)
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2011 9 weeks ago 30 sec 4.3
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On a branch
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 15 May 2009 1 year ago 4.4 -
Male on flowers in our back yard.
Locality Lakeshore Village, Waterloo, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 11 August 2009 1 year ago 4.4 -
Bird perched in tree near nature center
Locality Maumee Bay State Park, Oregon, Lucas County, Ohio, USA (United States)
Tom Moxley 8 May 2011 37 weeks ago 4.2 -
Molting into summer plumage
Locality Manhattan, Kansas, USA (United States)
Dave Rintoul 1 May 2011 13 weeks ago 4 -
A male on a bare branch
Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 16 June 2011 32 weeks ago 4 -
A male on a branch
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 11 June 2011 33 weeks ago 4
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A Spring Song Locality USA (United States)
Johanna W 2 years ago 4.7
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