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  • English
    • American Goldfinch
    • Thistle bird
    • Thistle-Bird
    • Common Goldfinch
    • Catnip-Bird
  • French
    • chardonneret jaune
  • Spanish
    • Jilguero canario
  • Scientific names
    • Carduelis tristis
    • Spinus tristis

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Recent observations

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What

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis [inactive]

Observer

michael_morin

Date

May 22, 2013 09:05 AM CDT

Place

Knoles Rd, Tallula, Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis [inactive]

Observer

michael_morin

Date

Apr 25, 2013 08:16 AM CDT

Place

Knoles Rd, Tallula, Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis [inactive]

Observer

michael_morin

Date

Apr 17, 2013 09:42 AM CDT

Place

Knoles Rd, Tallula, Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Description

About 12 individuals

Photos

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What

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis [inactive]

Observer

michael_morin

Date

Apr 8, 2013 09:12 AM CDT

Place

Knoles Rd, Tallula, Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Photos

No photos

What

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis [inactive]

Observer

michael_morin

Date

Apr 3, 2013 03:11 PM CDT

Place

Knoles Rd, Tallula, Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Description

About 10 in backyard

Photos

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What

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis [inactive]

Observer

michael_morin

Date

Apr 1, 2013 09:32 AM CDT

Place

Knoles Rd, Tallula, Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Photos

No photos

What

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis [inactive]

Observer

michael_morin

Date

Mar 30, 2013 08:51 AM CDT

Place

Knoles Rd, Tallula, Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Photos

No photos

What

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis [inactive]

Observer

michael_morin

Date

Mar 29, 2013 10:15 AM CDT

Place

Knoles Rd, Tallula, Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Photos

No photos

What

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis [inactive]

Observer

michael_morin

Date

Mar 20, 2013 02:21 PM CDT

Place

Knoles Rd, Tallula, Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Photos

No photos

What

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis [inactive]

Observer

michael_morin

Date

Mar 7, 2013 11:02 AM CST

Place

Knoles Rd, Tallula, Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Description

About a dozen for this yr round resident

Photos

No photos

What

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis [inactive]

Observer

michael_morin

Date

Feb 22, 2013 09:58 AM CST

Place

Knoles Rd, Tallula, Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Description

About 20 observed at feeders

Photos

No photos

What

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis [inactive]

Observer

michael_morin

Date

Feb 7, 2013 09:42 AM CST

Place

Knoles Rd, Tallula, Illinois, US (Google, OSM)

Description

About 10 at feeders

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Description from Wikipedia

The American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis), also known as the Eastern Goldfinch and Wild Canary, is a North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canadian border to Mexico during the winter.

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Conservation Summary

    Source: BirdLife International (2011) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/07/2011.