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Finches (Fringillidae)

Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria) - HBW 15, p. 559

French: Chardonneret mineur German: Mexikozeisig Spanish: Jilguero Menor
Other common names: Dark-backed/Arkansas/Green-backed Goldfinch

Taxonomy: Fringilla psaltria Say, 1823, Arkansas River near mountains [= near Colorado Springs], Colorado, USA.
Five subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • hesperophila ( Oberholser, 1903) - W USA (S from Washington, E to N Utah and C Arizona) S to NW Mexico (Baja California and S to S Sonora).
  • witti ( P. R. Grant, 1964) - Tres Marias Is, off W Mexico.
  • psaltria ( Say, 1823) - WC USA (Colorado and W Oklahoma) S to S Mexico (C Veracruz and Oaxaca).

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  • hesperophila ( Oberholser, 1903) - W USA (S from Washington, E to N Utah and C Arizona) S to NW Mexico (Baja California and S to S Sonora).
  • witti ( P. R. Grant, 1964) - Tres Marias Is, off W Mexico.
  • psaltria ( Say, 1823) - WC USA (Colorado and W Oklahoma) S to S Mexico (C Veracruz and Oaxaca).
  • jouyi ( Ridgway, 1898) - SE Mexico (N Yucatán Peninsula and Mujeres I) and NW Belize.
  • colombiana Lafresnaye, 1843 - S Mexico (Chiapas) S, discontinuously, to N & W Colombia, N Venezuela, N & S Ecuador and NW Peru.

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