Grey-crowned Goldfinch
Carduelis canicepsVigors, NA, 1831
English (US) Gray-crowned Goldfinch
UK name: Grey-crowned Goldfinch
The Grey-crowned Goldfinch (Carduelis caniceps) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Carduelis caniceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-crowned Goldfinch
- English (UK)
- Grey-crowned Goldfinch
- Described by
- Vigors, NA, 1831
No guides listed yet for Grey-crowned Goldfinch
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Carduelis caniceps paropanisi
- Carduelis caniceps subulata
- Carduelis caniceps caniceps
- Carduelis caniceps ultima
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vigors, NA, 1831
- Type locality
- Himalayas ; restricted to Simla-Almora district by Ticehurst and Whistler, 1924, Ibis, p. 471.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.2 p.23
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
Cassia Crossbill
Loxia sinesciuris
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Mindanao Serin
Chrysocorythus mindanensis
Indonesian Serin
Chrysocorythus estherae
Citril Finch
Carduelis citrinella
Corsican Finch
Carduelis corsicana
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Atlantic Canary
Serinus canaria
European Serin
Serinus serinus
Red-fronted Serin
Serinus pusillus
Syrian Serin
Serinus syriacus
Ethiopian Siskin
Serinus nigriceps
Looking for a different species?