Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758)

American Goldfinch

Synonyms: Carduelis tristis

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Bird

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

Genus: Spinus

Species: Spinus tristis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Spinus tristis

Spinus tristis — Male, under a bird feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-04-30

Spinus tristis — Male and female, under a bird feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-04-30

Spinus tristis — Male and female, at a feeder
Barnstable County, MA
Date: 2004-06-19

Spinus tristis — Female, at a feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2011-07-01

Spinus tristis — Female, at a feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2011-07-01

Spinus tristis — Male, at a feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-04-17

Spinus tristis — Female, at a feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-04-20

Spinus tristis — At a feeder
Essex County, MA
Date: 2018-04-21