Carduelis carduelis

IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Cladus: Amniota • Cladus: Reptilia • Cladus: Archosauria • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Passeriformes • Subordo: Passeri • Infraordo: Passerida • Superfamilia: Passeroidea • Familia: Fringillidae • Subfamilia: Carduelinae • Genus: Carduelis • Species: Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Wikispecies has an entry on: Carduelis carduelis.

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'European Goldfinch']

• English: European Goldfinch
• аԥсшәа: Ашьхарҵыс
• Alemannisch: Distelfink
• العربية: حسون أوراسي
• جازايرية: المقنين
• مصرى: حسون اوراسى
• башҡортса: Ҡупшы турғай
• беларуская: Шчыгол
• беларуская (тарашкевіца): шчыгол чорнагаловы
• български: Кадънка
• brezhoneg: Pabor kanaber
• català: Cadernera europea
• corsu: Cardalina
• čeština: Stehlík obecný
• kaszëbsczi: Sztiglëca
• Cymraeg: Nico
• dansk: Stillits
• Deutsch: Stieglitz
• Ελληνικά: Καρδερίνα
• Esperanto: Eŭropa kardelo
• eesti: Ohakalind
• euskara: Karnaba
• estremeñu: Silgueru
• فارسی: سهره طلایی
• suomi: Tikli
• føroyskt: Fagurígða
• français: Chardonneret élégant
• Nordfriisk: Peder
• Frysk: Putter
• Gaeilge: Lasair choille
• Gàidhlig: Deargan-fraoich
• galego: Xílgaro
• گیلکی: هفت رنگ
• Alemannisch: Tisteli
• Gaelg: Lossey ny keylley
• עברית: חוחית
• hrvatski: Češljugar
• magyar: Tengelic
• հայերեն: Կարմրակատար
• interlingua: Carduel
• Ido: Kardelo
• íslenska: Þistilfinka
• italiano: Cardellino
• 日本語: ゴシキヒワ
• Taqbaylit: Timsennent
• адыгэбзэ: БзущӀэращӀэ
• қазақша: Кәдімгі пайыз
• 한국어: 오색방울새
• kurdî: Zengilok
• kernowek: Owrdynk
• кыргызча: Кадимки кендирчил
• Lëtzebuergesch: Dëschtelpéckchen
• Ladin: Stidliz
• lietuvių: Dagilis
• latviešu: Dadzītis
• македонски: Билбилче
• монгол: Алгар шувуу
• кырык мары: Цӓцӓля
• Mirandés: Pintassilbo
• Napulitano: Cardillo
• norsk bokmål: stillits
• नेपाली: रक्तमुहार पीतचरी
• Nederlands: Putter
• norsk nynorsk: Stillits
• norsk: Stillits
• Diné bizaad: Tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ tááʼhalchíiʼii
• Picard: Càrdon·né
• Deitsch: Dischdelfink
• polski: Szczygieł
• پښتو: سايره
• português: Pintassilgo-comum
• română: Sticlete
• русский: Черноголовый щегол
• русиньскый: Щіглик
• sardu: Cardoglinu
• sicilianu: Cardiddu
• Scots: Gowdspink
• davvisámegiella: gollebeibboš
• srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Češljugar
• Taclḥit: Tablḥnnat
• slovenčina: Stehlík obyčajný
• slovenščina: Lišček
• åarjelsaemien: stïjlitse
• anarâškielâ: kollepiäippáin
• shqip: Gardeline
• српски / srpski: Чешљугар
• svenska: Steglits
• Tagalog: Europeanong kardelina
• Türkçe: Saka kuşu
• українська: Щиглик звичайний
• vèneto: Gardelin
• Tiếng Việt: Sẻ thông vàng châu Âu
• West-Vlams: Distelvienke
• walon: Tcherdonî
• 吴语: 红额金翅雀
• 粵語: 紅額金翅雀
• 中文: 红额金翅雀
• 中文（中国大陆）: 红额金翅雀

IUCN: Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) (old web site) (Least Concern)

carduelis group

Red, white & black head on adults

Carduelis carduelis carduelis

S Scandinavia to c France and Italy and east to c European Russia

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  Mannheim, Germany
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  Mannheim, Germany
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  Mannheim, Germany
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  Mannheim, Germany
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  Mannheim, Germany
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  Marburg, Hesse, Germany
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  Near Passau, Germany
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  Near Passau, Germany
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  Near Passau, Germany
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  East Bohemia, Czech Republic
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  Tørring, Jylland, Denmark
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  Białowieża, Poland
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  Poland
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  Łódź, Poland
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  Jaroměř, Czech Republic
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  Rockhausen, Thüringen, Germany
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  Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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  Mannheim, Germany
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  Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria
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  Lithuania
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  Lithuania
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  Estonia
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  Moscow region, Russia
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  Berlin, Germany
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  Juvenile; Poland

Stieglitz (3 ) in Niederaula Hessen

Stieglitz (2 ) in Niederaula Hessen

Stieglitz (1 ) in Niederaula Hessen

Stieglitz in Niederaula, Fütterung 3

Stieglitz in Niederaula, Fütterung 2

Stieglitz in Niederaula, Fütterung 1

Carduelis carduelis britannica

UK, Netherlands, N France

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  Lancashire, England
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  East Chevington, Northumberland, England
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  Lancashire, England
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  Lancashire, England
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  Lancashire, England
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  Minsmere, Suffolk, England
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  Birmingham, England
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  Feeding on Cirsium arvense seeds; Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England
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  Feeding on Cirsium arvense seeds; Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England
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  Telford, Shropshire, England
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  Birmingham, England
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  Birmingham, England
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  Birmingham, England
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  Birmingham, England
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  Birmingham, England
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  Craigleith, Edinburgh, Scotland
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  England
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  England
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  England
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  England
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  UK
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  UK
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  ID composite, Britain

Carduelis carduelis tschusii

Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily

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  Valledoria, Sardinia, Italy

Carduelis carduelis parva

SW Europe, NW Africa, Madeira, Canary Islands

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  Souss-Massa, Morocco
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  Tarn, SW France
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  Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR
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  Algarve, Portugal
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  Algarve, Portugal
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  Algarve, Portugal
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  Algarve, Portugal
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  Algarve, Portugal
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  Sevilla, Spain
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  Sevilla, Spain
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  Sevilla, Spain
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  Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
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  Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
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  Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
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  Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
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  Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
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  Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
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  Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
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  Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
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  Bird being ringed; Portugal

Nests and eggs

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  Nest with eggs; Germany
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    C. c. carduelis - France
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    C. c. parva - Algeria

caniceps group

Red & buff head on adults

Carduelis carduelis caniceps

W Pakistan to NW Himalaya, SW Tibet and C Nepal

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  Jispa, Himachal Pradesh, India
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  Tabo, Himachal Pradesh, India
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  (captive)

Maps

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  Light green: carduelis group, breeding only
  Dark green: carduelis group, all year
  Yellow: caniceps group, breeding only
  Olive: caniceps group, all year

Illustrations

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  Wilhelm von Wright, Svenska fåglar, efter naturen och på sten ritade
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  by Carel Fabritius
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  Adult (bottom left) and young (bottom right), with Fringilla montifringilla and Fringilla coelebs above. From J. F. Naumann, Naturgeschichte der Vögel Mitteleuropas, 1905
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  A goldfinch on the branch of a rosebush, Persian art
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  On the coat of arms of Stehelčeves municipality, Czech Republic