European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (54)
- Subspecies (10)
Guy M. Kirwan, Nárgila Moura, Peter Clement, Peter Pyle, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.2 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Gardalina |
| Arabic | حسون أوروبي |
| Armenian | Կարմրակատար |
| Asturian | Xilgueru européu |
| Azerbaijani | Qanqal hörücüsü |
| Basque | Kardantxiloa |
| Bulgarian | Щиглец |
| Catalan | cadernera europea |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 紅額金翅雀 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 欧红额金翅雀 |
| Croatian | češljugar |
| Czech | stehlík obecný |
| Danish | Stillits |
| Dutch | Putter |
| English | European Goldfinch |
| English (India) | Western Goldfinch |
| English (United States) | European Goldfinch |
| Estonian | ohakalind |
| Faroese | Vanligur fagurígða |
| Finnish | tikli |
| French | Chardonneret élégant |
| French (Canada) | Chardonneret élégant |
| Galician | Xílgaro europeo |
| Georgian | ჩიტბატონა |
| German | Stieglitz |
| Greek | Καρδερίνα |
| Hebrew | חוחית |
| Hungarian | Tengelic |
| Icelandic | Þistilfinka |
| Italian | Cardellino |
| Japanese | ゴシキヒワ |
| Latvian | Dadzītis |
| Lithuanian | Dagilis |
| Maori | Kōurarini | European Goldfinch |
| Mongolian | Бор бужирга |
| Nepali (Nepal) | रक्तमुहार पीतचरी |
| Norwegian | stillits |
| Persian | سهره طلایی |
| Polish | szczygieł |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pintassilgo-europeu |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pintassilgo |
| Romanian | Sticlete |
| Russian | Щегол |
| Serbian | Češljugar |
| Slovak | stehlík obyčajný |
| Slovenian | Lišček |
| Spanish | Jilguero Europeo |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Cardelino |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Cardelino |
| Spanish (Spain) | Jilguero europeo |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Cardelino |
| Swedish | steglits |
| Turkish | Saka |
| Ukrainian | Щиглик звичайний |
Revision Notes
Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Guy M. Kirwan and Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behaviors page. Nicholas D. Sly standardized the content with Clements taxonomy.
Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Fringilla carduelis
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.180.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe ; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1903, Vogel pal. Fauna, p. 67.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CARDUELIS
- carduelis
The Key to Scientific Names
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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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Distribution of the European Goldfinch
