Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae
The lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) is a small finch in the genus Spinus native to the Americas. As is the case for most species in the genus Spinus, lesser goldfinch males have a black forehead, which females lack. Males in this species vary strikingly in the color of their back across their range, from green in western North America to black in the eastern Rocky Mountains and Texas south to northern South America; this variation has resulted in five subspecies being recognized.
Le Chardonneret mineur (Spinus psaltria) ou Citrinelle, est une espèce de passereaux appartenant à la famille des Fringillidae. Répartition et sous-espèces Selon la classification de référence du Congrès ornithologique international (15. 1, 2025) il se répartit en cinq sous-espèces : S.
El jilguero menor, cápita negra, chinchimbacal (en la península de Yucatán), chirulí (en Venezuela), chisga, pardillo pequeño, jilguerito dominico, jilguero aliblanco o mozotillo de charral (Spinus psaltria) es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Fringillidae propia de América. En esta familia se ubican los pinzones, jilgueritos, eufonías y parientes. Es pariente próximo del jilguero yanqui y del jilguero gris.
Distribution
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