Finches (Fringillidae)
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) - HBW 15, p. 561
French: Chardonneret élégant
German: Stieglitz
Spanish: Jilguero Europeo
Other common names: Eurasian Goldfinch; Grey-crowned/Eastern Goldfinch ("caniceps group")
Taxonomy: Fringilla carduelis Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Has hybridized with C. chloris. Races form two groups, W black-crowned "carduelis group" (also with britannica, volgensis, frigoris, parva, tschusii, balcanica, colchica, niediecki and loudoni) and E grey-headed "caniceps group" (also with paropanisi, subulata and ultima); groups sometimes treated as two distinct species, but they hybridize in N Iran and probably in SC Russia. Race brevirostris, described from Baki (E Azerbaijan), is poorly differentiated, also name invalid, as preo.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Fringilla carduelis Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Has hybridized with C. chloris. Races form two groups, W black-crowned "carduelis group" (also with britannica, volgensis, frigoris, parva, tschusii, balcanica, colchica, niediecki and loudoni) and E grey-headed "caniceps group" (also with paropanisi, subulata and ultima); groups sometimes treated as two distinct species, but they hybridize in N Iran and probably in SC Russia. Race brevirostris, described from Baki (E Azerbaijan), is poorly differentiated, also name invalid, as preoccupied, and synonymized with loudoni; likewise, major (described from Turkestan) preoccupied, and replaced by new name frigoris. Fourteen subspecies recognized.
Has hybridized with C. chloris. Races form two groups, W black-crowned "carduelis group" (also with britannica, volgensis, frigoris, parva, tschusii, balcanica, colchica, niediecki and loudoni) and E grey-headed "caniceps group" (also with paropanisi, subulata and ultima); groups sometimes treated as two distinct species, but they hybridize in N Iran and probably in SC Russia. Race brevirostris, described from Baki (E Azerbaijan), is poorly differentiated, also name invalid, as preoccupied, and synonymized with loudoni; likewise, major (described from Turkestan) preoccupied, and replaced by new name frigoris. Fourteen subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- britannica ( E. J. O. Hartert, 1903) - British Is and NW France E to W Netherlands; non-breeding also SW Europe and Morocco.
- carduelis ( Linnaeus, 1758) - S Scandinavia and SE Finland E to C Urals, S to C France, Italy, Slovenia, NW Romania, Moldova, N Ukraine and middle R Volga; non-breeding C & S Europe E to W Kazakhstan.
- volgensis Buturlin, 1906 - S Ukraine, SE European Russia and NW Kazakhstan; non-breeding S to NE Romania.
- britannica ( E. J. O. Hartert, 1903) - British Is and NW France E to W Netherlands; non-breeding also SW Europe and Morocco.
- carduelis ( Linnaeus, 1758) - S Scandinavia and SE Finland E to C Urals, S to C France, Italy, Slovenia, NW Romania, Moldova, N Ukraine and middle R Volga; non-breeding C & S Europe E to W Kazakhstan.
- volgensis Buturlin, 1906 - S Ukraine, SE European Russia and NW Kazakhstan; non-breeding S to NE Romania.
- frigoris Wolters, 1953 - SW & SC Siberia from E Urals E to R Yenisey, S to W Altai and N & NE Kazakhstan; non-breeding SW Russia and S Urals S to S Kazakhstan.
- parva Tschusi, 1901 - Madeira and Canary Is, S France, Iberia, Balearic Is, and Morocco E to N Libya.
- tschusii Arrigoni, 1902 - Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily.
- balcanica Sachtleben, 1919 - Balkans S to Greece, Crete and NW Turkey.
- colchica Koudashev, 1915 - Crimea and N Caucasus.
- niediecki Reichenow, 1907 - Rhodes, and W, SC & NE Turkey E to S Caucasus, also Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, SW Iran, N Egypt (Nile Delta and Nile Valley) and N Iraq.
- loudoni Zarudny, 1906 - E Turkey, Azerbaijan and N Iran; winters S to S Iran.
- paropanisi Kollibay, 1910 - W Turkmenistan and E Iran E to N, C & E Afghanistan, W Pamirs, Tien Shan, SE Kazakhstan and NW China (NW Xinjiang); non-breeding SW Asia.
- subulata ( Gloger, 1833) - NE Kazakhstan, SC Russia (E to L Baikal) and NW Mongolia; non-breeding SW & C Asia.
- ultima Koelz, 1949 - S Iran (SE Fars and Kerman).
- caniceps Vigors, 1831 - W & N Pakistan (Baluchistan and North-West Frontier Province), Kashmir and NW Himalayas E to C Nepal and SW China (SW Xizang).
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Several individuals feeding on the grass Locality Girona City, Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Ferran Vaquero 17 March 2013 8 weeks ago 47 sec 4.9 -
A case of alloparental behaviour: adults of Eurasian Reed Warbler feeding the chicks in a Goldfinch nest, together with the actu Locality Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Luis Miguel Ruiz Gordón 30 weeks ago 1 min 27 sec 4.7 -
Three young birds beg from a nearby adult - eventually two of them are fed Locality Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp britannica)
Joe Angseesing 29 July 2011 39 weeks ago 1 min 9 sec 4.6 -
In the water Locality Souss Massa National Park, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2012 44 weeks ago 31 sec 4.4 -
An adult male perched on a limb and rubbing its bill. Locality Benicarló, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
Jesús Laborda 12 April 2008 4 years ago 22 sec 4.3 -
A group foraging on the ground. Locality Spijkenisse, South Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp britannica)
Yoel Jimenez 26 March 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 1 min 13 sec 4.3 -
juvenile begging then being fed by a worn-looking parent Locality Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp britannica)
Joe Angseesing 20 September 2011 45 weeks ago 45 sec 4.3 -
several indivuduals eating seeds of Liquidambar styraciflua Locality Girona, Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Ferran Vaquero 17 December 2011 1 year ago 1 min 11 sec 4.3 -
Several birds at a feeder Locality Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp parva)
Josep del Hoyo 14 April 2005 8 years ago 35 sec 4.2 -
A closer view of a male Locality Lindoya Island, Oslo Fjord, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp carduelis)
Eric Roualet 30 June 2007 2 years ago 35 sec 4.2 -
A male on a feeder Locality Girona City, Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Ferran Vaquero 31 December 2012 19 weeks ago 46 sec 4.1 -
An adult feeding in a tree. Locality Borsbeek, Antwerp Province, Belgium
Jeremiusz Trzaska 14 February 2009 3 years ago 29 sec 4.1 -
A bird feeding on a plant Locality El Burgo de Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp carduelis)
Jesús Laborda 7 June 2007 5 years ago 31 sec 4.1 -
Several birds at a feeder, with serins and a greenfinch Locality Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp parva)
Josep del Hoyo 14 April 2005 8 years ago 39 sec 4.1 -
A juvenile bird drinking and jumping on a clod Locality Jaulín, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp carduelis)
Jesús Laborda 7 July 2007 5 years ago 18 sec 4.1 -
Several males drinking, the last one male and one female Locality Girona City, Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Ferran Vaquero 29 March 2013 5 weeks ago 1 min 11 sec 4 -
A bird eating seeds on the lawn Locality Rambouillet Forest, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Alain Beaufils 16 January 2011 22 weeks ago 34 sec 4 -
juvenile begging Locality Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp britannica)
Joe Angseesing 20 September 2011 45 weeks ago 41 sec 4 -
A bird drinking, another one coming down and then both of them flying away (part of the clip at slow motion). Locality Perdiguera, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp carduelis)
Jesús Laborda 17 March 2012 46 weeks ago 41 sec 4 -
2 Male Goldfinches Locality Beit Shemesh, Israel
momentomedia 1 March 2012 1 year ago 54 sec 4 -
Two shots of a perched male. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp carduelis)
Jesús Laborda 1 October 2011 1 year ago 31 sec 4 -
A perched juvenile Locality Frodsham Marsh, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (ssp britannica)
Greg Baker 7 August 2004 1 year ago 25 sec 4 -
An adult feeding on thistle head seeds Locality Frodsham Marsh, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (ssp britannica)
Greg Baker 7 August 2004 1 year ago 42 sec 4 -
A juvenile and adults foraging amongst leaves. Locality Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia
Vicky Cheng 24 August 2011 1 year ago 1 min 25 sec 4 -
The bird is nearby the river. Locality Sarmatskaya River, Neklinovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Western Russia, Russia (ssp carduelis)
Anatoliy Kuzmin 22 June 2011 1 year ago 27 sec 4 -
A juvenile Locality Gressholmen Island, Oslo Fjord, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp carduelis)
Eric Roualet 5 September 2006 2 years ago 9 sec 4 -
A male shaking the plumage, preening and flying away. Locality Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp carduelis)
Jesús Laborda 20 May 2010 2 years ago 36 sec 4 -
A bird feeding on thistle seeds Locality El Burgo de Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp carduelis)
Jesús Laborda 7 June 2007 5 years ago 32 sec 3.9 -
A bird perched on a flowered thistle Locality Jaulín, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp carduelis)
Jesús Laborda 5 July 2005 5 years ago 21 sec 3.9 -
An adult perched on a fruit and feeding on it Locality Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
Nick Talbot 19 May 2006 6 years ago 20 sec 3.9 -
A subadult and an adult hold firm when a Bullfinch tries to take a share of a seed-feeder Locality Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp britannica)
Joe Angseesing 6 November 2012 7 weeks ago 38 sec 3.8 -
Adult eats niger seed from feeder Locality Slimbridge Wildlife & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp britannica)
Desmond Allen 11 December 2011 20 weeks ago 46 sec 3.8 -
one bird looking around and sometimes preening Locality Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (ssp carduelis)
Daniêl Jimenez 21 June 2010 2 years ago 55 sec 3.8 -
Adult singing on a wire. Locality Castelmola, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy
Joe Angseesing 8 June 2007 4 years ago 20 sec 3.8 -
An adult bird drinking Locality Guadarrama River, Madrid, Spain (ssp carduelis)
Juan Sanabria 30 April 2007 5 years ago 11 sec 3.8 -
Several birds perching on thistles Locality Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp parva)
Josep del Hoyo 14 April 2005 8 years ago 32 sec 3.8 -
Adult threatens a Great Tit which lands on the same feeder, and again as it flies past Locality Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp britannica)
Joe Angseesing 18 December 2010 30 weeks ago 1 min 5 sec 3.8 -
Two birds looking for food in the grass Locality Hainaut Province, Belgium
Pascal Vagner 20 February 2011 2 years ago 33 sec 3.8 -
A juvenile on a branch rocked by the wind Locality Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Robert Mouchard 4 June 2008 3 years ago 22 sec 3.8 -
A male perched in different branches Locality Malmedy, Liège Province, Belgium (ssp carduelis)
Jean Hupperetz 30 April 2006 6 years ago 23 sec 3.7 -
An adult feeding in a tree Locality Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
Nick Talbot 19 May 2006 6 years ago 4 sec 3.7 -
Two birds at a feeder Locality Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp parva)
Josep del Hoyo 14 April 2005 8 years ago 32 sec 3.7 -
Two perched birds, one of them flying away. Locality Perdiguera, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp carduelis)
Jesús Laborda 17 March 2012 47 weeks ago 8 sec 3.7 -
An adult drinking and flying away (clip at slow motion). Locality Perdiguera, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp carduelis)
Jesús Laborda 17 March 2012 48 weeks ago 12 sec 3.7 -
A female perched, looking around. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp carduelis)
Jesús Laborda 11 November 2010 2 years ago 30 sec 3.7 -
An adult in a tree, shaking its plumage before flying away Locality Larache, Tangier-Tétouan Region, Morocco (ssp parva)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2007 5 years ago 10 sec 3.7 -
An adult bird drinking and a juvenile moving around Locality Jaulín, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp carduelis)
Jesús Laborda 7 July 2007 5 years ago 14 sec 3.6 -
An adult bird perched on a branch and looking around Locality Yorkshire, England, Great Britain (ssp britannica)
Peter Nash 28 February 2007 5 years ago 19 sec 3.6 -
A juvenile bird drinking Locality Parc del Foix, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp parva)
Pere Sugranyes 31 May 2007 5 years ago 16 sec 3.6 -
A bird feeding on a bush. Locality Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia Region, Greece
Theo Mamais 17 January 2012 1 year ago 46 sec 3.5 -
A group of birds feeding on high grass. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp carduelis)
Jesús Laborda 5 February 2011 1 year ago 21 sec 3.5 -
A bird feeding on wild seeds and flying away. Locality Vilanova i la Geltru, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Pere Sugranyes 6 February 2011 2 years ago 32 sec 3.5 -
A bird feeding Locality Gressholmen Island, Oslo Fjord, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp carduelis)
Eric Roualet 17 August 2005 2 years ago 10 sec 3.5 -
A close view of a recently fledged bird standing on a branch Locality Limousin, France (ssp carduelis)
Eric Roualet 2 August 2005 5 years ago 4 sec 3.4 -
A bird foraging. Locality Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia Region, Greece
Theo Mamais 23 December 2008 2 years ago 27 sec 3.4 -
A bird looking for food on a snowy day Locality Rambouillet Forest, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Alain Beaufils 24 December 2010 2 years ago 22 sec 3.4 -
A bird singing on a wire Locality The Pyrenees, France
Robert Mouchard 26 July 2007 3 years ago 16 sec 3.4 -
Several birds drinking Locality Jaulín, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp carduelis)
Jesús Laborda 27 February 2008 4 years ago 16 sec 3.4 -
An adult on branch, calling Locality Rakaia Gorge, South Island, New Zealand
Brooke Clibbon 17 November 2005 6 years ago 36 sec 3.4 -
An adult drinking ans flying away (part of the clip at slow motion). Locality Perdiguera, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp carduelis)
Jesús Laborda 17 March 2012 48 weeks ago 19 sec 3.3
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