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).
- 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.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two scenes of a female foraging on the seed pods of a milkweed plant. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp hesperophila)
Don DesJardin 9 September 2009 3 years ago 54 sec 5 -
A lateral view of an immature male perched looking around. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp hesperophila)
Don DesJardin 3 January 2013 19 weeks ago 32 sec 4.6 -
An adult male perched and preening Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp hesperophila)
Don DesJardin 31 March 2008 5 years ago 25 sec 4.5 -
A frontal view of a male perched calling softly, and then joined by a female. Locality Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp hesperophila)
Don DesJardin 28 July 2008 4 years ago 33 sec 4.5 -
An adult male perched on a dried flower stalk, then flying away Locality Upper Ojai, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp hesperophila)
Don DesJardin 31 March 2004 5 years ago 20 sec 4.5 -
An adult bird eating seeds and flying away Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp hesperophila)
Don DesJardin 31 January 2003 5 years ago 17 sec 4.4 -
A lateral back view of a black-backed male at a feeder. Locality Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp psaltria)
Don DesJardin 28 July 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 4.3 -
A bird preening and singing Locality Cesar E. Chavez Park, Berkeley, California, USA (United States) (ssp hesperophilus)
Curt Kessler 28 February 2006 6 years ago 37 sec 4.3 -
Male & Female - foraging on thistle seeds Locality José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden, Bogotá, Colombia (ssp columbianus)
Blair Wainman 22 August 2009 3 years ago 28 sec 4.1 -
Immature Male - preening his feathers Locality José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden, Bogotá, Colombia
Blair Wainman 22 August 2009 3 years ago 29 sec 4 -
A bird eating a bud in a plant Locality El Valle de Antón, Coclé Province, Panama
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2010 2 years ago 35 sec 3.8 -
Two birds side by side one being aggressive Locality Cesar E. Chavez Park, Berkeley, California, USA (United States) (ssp hesperophilus)
Curt Kessler 28 February 2006 6 years ago 20 sec 3.7 -
A female feeding on flowers Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp columbianus)
Pere Sugranyes 31 May 1999 6 years ago 45 sec 3.5 -
Drinking from a seep. Locality Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp hesperophila)
Ken Simonite 22 April 2012 1 year ago 10 sec 3.3 -
male feeding Locality Combeima Canyon, Juntas, Tolima Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 7 weeks ago 6 sec 3 -
A perched bird softly calling Locality El Valle de Antón, Coclé Province, Panama
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2010 2 years ago 17 sec 3 -
A male perched singing. Locality Grand Avenue Park, Chino Hills, San Bernardino County, California, USA (United States) (ssp hesperophilus)
Lebanese26 8 July 2009 3 years ago 20 sec 3 -
A male singing from a branch Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp Columbiana)
Miguel Emmanuelli 8 April 2009 4 years ago 11 sec 3 -
A female at a clay lick Locality Upper Ojai, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp hesperophila)
Don DesJardin 31 March 2004 5 years ago 21 sec 2.9 -
An adult male foraging on Redwood cones Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp hesperophila)
Don DesJardin 29 February 2004 5 years ago 24 sec 2.9 -
A bird on a thin branch, foraging Locality Tepoztlán, Morelos State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp psaltria)
Juan Sanabria 31 May 2006 6 years ago 8 sec 2.7 -
A male and two females feeding on seeds. Locality Yagul Archaeological Ruins, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp columbianus)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2009 3 years ago 36 sec 2 -
A dorsal view of a perched female looking around, then flying away. Locality Yagul Archaeological Ruins, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp columbianus)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2009 3 years ago 26 sec 1.5 -
A bird preening and singing Locality Cesar E. Chavez Park, Berkeley, California, USA (United States) (ssp hesperophilus)
Curt Kessler 28 February 2006 6 years ago 37 sec 0 -
Two birds side by side one being aggressive Locality Cesar E. Chavez Park, Berkeley, California, USA (United States) (ssp hesperophilus)
Curt Kessler 28 February 2006 6 years ago 20 sec 0
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