Carduelis

See also: carduelis

Translingual
Carduelis spinus

Etymology

From Latin carduēlis (“thistlefinch, goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)”), from carduus (“wild thistle, artichoke”)

Proper noun

Carduelis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – now three species of goldfinch, but that formerly included the greenfinches, redpolls, linnets, the twite, and the non-African siskins.

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