Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Goldfinch, European Goldfinch)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarduelis carduelis (Goldfinch, European Goldfinch)
GenusCarduelis (redpolls, linnet and some finches)
FamilyFRINGILLIDAE (finches and crossbills)
OrderPASSERIFORMES (perching birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch, European Goldfinch) :
1: Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch, European Goldfinch)
28 Feb 2016 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at feeder
Image 1: Adult - lateral viewImage 2: Adult - lateral view (2)Image 3: Adult - lateral view - facing camera
2: Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch, European Goldfinch)
2 Dec 2014 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
feeding at sunflower seed feeder
Image 1: At feeder - front three-quarter viewImage 2: At feeder - lateral viewImage 3: At feeder - lateral view (2)
3: Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch, European Goldfinch)
2 Dec 2014 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at seed feeder
Image 1: Male - at seed feeder - lateral view
4: Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch, European Goldfinch)
28 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Goldfinches feeding on Slender Thistle headsImage 2: Goldfinches feeding on Slender Thistle heads (2)Image 3: Goldfinch feeding on Slender Thistle heads

Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch, European Goldfinch) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch, European Goldfinch)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Carduelis carduelis (Goldfinch, European Goldfinch)
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