Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias)  
Genus: Carduelis (3 species)


European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis parva) Male
Range: PAL: temperate to subtropical w, c Palearctic in woods, scrub and gardens: British Is., s Scandinavia e through n Xinjiang (nw China) and w Mongolia to Baikal region (sc Russia); in s to Iberian Pen., Madeira and Canary Is. (Macaronesia, w of n Africa), Morocc
Bulgaria  
   
Photograph by Steve Riall   © All Rights Reserved.

European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis parva) Female
Range: PAL: temperate to subtropical w, c Palearctic in woods, scrub and gardens: British Is., s Scandinavia e through n Xinjiang (nw China) and w Mongolia to Baikal region (sc Russia); in s to Iberian Pen., Madeira and Canary Is. (Macaronesia, w of n Africa), Morocc
Monfragüe, Spain  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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Citril Finch (Carduelis citrinella)
Range: PAL: temperate to subtropical sw Palearctic montane forest edge and alpine meadows: Spain, s, e France, Switzerland, n Italy, s Germany, Austria and nw Slovenia
 



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Corsican Finch (Carduelis corsicana)
Range: PAL: insular temperate sw Palearctic in open forest to scrub: Corsica, Gorgona, Capraia and Elba (ne of Corsica) and Sardinia
 




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