American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) American Goldfinch
The American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 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
- Spinus tristis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- American Goldfinch
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Spinus tristis pallidus
- Spinus tristis jewetti
- Spinus tristis salicamans
- Spinus tristis tristis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla tristis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- northern America ; restricted to South Carohna by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 326.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.181
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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