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Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
30 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
Lawrence's GoldfinchSpinus lawrencei
Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
Andean SiskinSpinus spinescens
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 85,452 |
|---|---|
| Washington | 82,357 |
| California | 53,588 |
| Mexico | 12,644 |
| Texas | 12,213 |
| Arizona | 7,192 |
| Oregon | 3,844 |
| Wyoming | 3,387 |
| New Mexico | 2,462 |
| Utah | 2,073 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Seed eaterDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on seeds.Inferred from its group
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Finches, Euphonias, and Allies · Fringillidae |
| Genus | Siskins and New World Goldfinches · Spinus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
- Local Wildlife of San Diego, California, United States
- Spring Songbirds of Ontario
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Lesser Goldfinch with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.