American Goldfinch | H.J. Ruiz - Avian101

American Goldfinch

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Genus:	Spinus
Species:	S. tristis
Binomial name
*Spinus tristis* (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo Gallery

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6 thoughts on “American Goldfinch”

Jet Eliot on August 30, 2016 at 12:11 pm said:

Oh so dapper, this handsome American Goldfinch. Great photos, HJ~~

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- avian101 on August 30, 2016 at 12:56 pm said:
  
  Thank you Jet! He is! 🙂
  
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tootlepedal on August 30, 2016 at 5:02 pm said:

A handsome bird well photographed.

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- avian101 on August 30, 2016 at 6:32 pm said:
  
  Thanks Tom! 🙂
  
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Birder's Journey on September 2, 2016 at 5:54 pm said:

We just encountered a lot of American Goldfinches while walking at marsh near Chicago. Such a beautiful bird!

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- avian101 on September 2, 2016 at 6:20 pm said:
  
  That’s great Carol! They occur in Canada and then move south but not at tis time. I hope you shot some pictures. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
  
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