American Goldfinch Spinus tristis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (4)
Kevin J. McGraw and Alex L. Middleton
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 2, 2017
Text last updated August 2, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Американски щиглец |
| Catalan | cadernera americana |
| Croatian | zlatni čižak |
| Czech | čížek žlutý |
| Dutch | Goudsijs |
| English | American Goldfinch |
| English (United States) | American Goldfinch |
| Estonian | kuldsiisike |
| Finnish | amerikantikli |
| French | Chardonneret jaune |
| French (Canada) | Chardonneret jaune |
| German | Goldzeisig |
| Icelandic | Sorgarfinka |
| Japanese | オウゴンヒワ |
| Norwegian | gulstillits |
| Polish | czyż złotawy |
| Russian | Американский чиж |
| Serbian | Zlatni američki čižak |
| Slovak | stehlík zlatý |
| Spanish | Jilguero Yanqui |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Jilguerito amarillo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Jilguerito Canario |
| Spanish (Panama) | Jilguero Norteamericano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Jilguero yanqui |
| Swedish | guldsiska |
| Turkish | Altın İskete |
| Ukrainian | Чиж золотий |
Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Fringilla tristis
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.181.
TYPE LOCALITY:
northern America ; restricted to South Carohna by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 326.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SPINUS
- spinus
- tristis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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