Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (31)
- Subspecies (5)
Doris J. Watt and Ernest J. Willoughby
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 28, 2014
Text last updated February 28, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Малък щиглец |
| Catalan | cadernera menuda |
| Croatian | zlatnotrbi čižak |
| Dutch | Witbandsijs |
| English | Lesser Goldfinch |
| English (United States) | Lesser Goldfinch |
| Estonian | väikesiisike |
| Finnish | pikkutikli |
| French | Chardonneret mineur |
| French (Canada) | Chardonneret mineur |
| German | Mexikozeisig |
| Icelandic | Gullfinka |
| Japanese | ヒメキンヒワ |
| Norwegian | småstillits |
| Polish | czyż mały |
| Russian | Мексиканский чиж |
| Serbian | Mali američki čižak |
| Slovak | stehlík spevavý |
| Spanish | Jilguero Menor |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Jilguero Menor |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Chichí bacal |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Jilguero Menor |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Pinzón Guamilero |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Jilguerito Dominico |
| Spanish (Panama) | Jilguero Menor |
| Spanish (Peru) | Jilguero Menor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Jilguero menor |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Chirulí |
| Swedish | småsiska |
| Turkish | Sarı-Siyah İskete |
| Ukrainian | Чиж малий |
Spinus psaltria (Say, 1822)
PROTONYM:
Fringilla psaltria
Say, 1822. Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, performed in the years 1819 and '20, by order of the Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Sec'y of War: under the command of Major Stephen H. Long. From the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party 2, p.40,note.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Arkansas River near mountains [= near Colorado Springs] , Colorado.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SPINUS
- spinus
- psaltria
- Psaltria
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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