American Goldfinch bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsYellow-bird, Black-winged Yellow bird, California Goldfinch, Yellow Goldfinch, Northwestern Goldfinch, Willow Goldfinch, Wild Canary, Lettuce Bird, Pale Goldfinch, Western Goldfinch, Thistle-bird, Thistle bird, Eastern Goldfinch, Yellowbird, Goldfinch
Old latin name for birdFringilla tristis, Astragalinus tristis, Carduelis tristis
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyFinches, Euphonias / Fringillidae
GenusSpinus
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregionCanada to Mexico

American Goldfinch bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Sue Riffe
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, song, © Eric DeFonso
    United States
  • 3.
    Song, © Bates Estabrooks
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, © Antonio Xeira
    United States
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    Song, © Antonio Xeira
    United States
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    Song, © Matt Wistrand
    United States
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    Song, © Antonio Xeira
    United States
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    Song, © Antonio Xeira
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Spinus tristis jewettisw Canada and nw USA-No
Spinus tristis pallidussc Canada and c, wc USAto n MexicoNo
Spinus tristis salicamanssw USA and nw Mexico-No
Spinus tristis tristisse Canada and c, e USAto MexicoNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AzerbaijaniAmerika alacaqanadı, Amerika payızbülbülü
BasqueUrre-tarin
BelarusianЗалаты чыж
BulgarianЗлатиста скатия, Американски щиглец
Catalancadernera americana
Chinese北美金翅雀, 美洲金翅雀
Chinese (Traditional)北美金翅雀
Croatianzlatni čižak
CzechStehlík americký, čížek žlutý
DanishGuldsisken
DutchTreursijs, Goudsijs
EsperantoAmerika kardelo, Orkardelo
Estoniankuldsiisike
Finnishamerikantikli
FrenchChardonneret jaune, Tarin doré, Tarin triste, Tarin jaune
FrisianGoudsyske
GalicianPincaouro ianqui
GermanTrauerzeisig, Goldzeisig
GreekΧρυσoλoύγαρo
Hungarianaranycsíz
IcelandicSorgarfinka
IrishLasair choille Mheiriceánach, Lasair Mheiriceánach
ItalianLucherino americano, Cardellino americano, Lucherino dorato
Japaneseオウゴンヒワ
KazakhАмерика пайызы
Latvianzelta dadzītis
LithuanianAmerikinis dagilis, amerikinis alksninukas
ManxLossey Americaanagh
Northern SamiGollecizáš
Norwegiangulstillits, Gulstillits
Norwegian NynorskGulstillits
PolishCzyż czarnoczelny, czyż złotawy, czyz zlotawy
Portuguesepintassilgo-americano, lugre-americano, Lugre-triste
RomanianScatiu trist
RussianАмериканский чиж
SerbianZlatni američki čižak, Zlatni čižak
Slovakstehlík zlatý
SlovenianŽalobni čižek
SpanishDominiquito Canario, Jilguero yanqui, Jilguero Canario, Dominico Americano, Jilguerito Canario, Jilguero Yanquí, Jilguero americano
Swedishguldsiska
TatarАмерика сары чыпчыгы
TurkishAltın İskete, Altın iskete, Amerika Sakası
Ukrainianчиж золотий
WelshNico America