Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Siskins, Crossbills and Allies :: American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Spinus tristis

Photographs

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Jul 7, 2006 © William Hull  Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - May 2, 2005 © William Hull  Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - Apr 21, 2003 © William Hull  Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - Mar 1, 2005 © William Hull  Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - May 2, 2005 © William Hull 
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Range

(1) E. Canada e. to Nova Scotia and sw. Newfoundland to ec. United States s. to the c. Gulf States, c. Georgia, and South Carolina.
Winters in se. United States and e. Mexico.
(2) W. Canada (sc. British Columbia, nc. Alberta, c. Saskatchewan, wc. and s. Manitoba) and wc. United States in c. Nevada, c. Utah, s. Colorado, n. New Mexico (?), c. Oklahoma, ex. ne. Texas, and n. Louisiana.
Winters in n. Mexico (Puebla and Veracruz).
(3) Sw. Canada (sw. British Columbia) and nw. United States s. w. of the Cascades to sw. Oregon.
(4) Sw. United States w. of the Sierra Nevada in California and nw. Mexico (n. Baja).

Videos

Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Aug 29, 2001 Source: William Hull
Description: None

Burnet Woods, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 11, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Molting male is preening.

Cincinnati Nature Center, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - May 2, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is standing on a branch.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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