lesser goldfinch
Aves > Passeriformes > Fringillidae
Carduelis psaltria (Say, 1823)
Photographer: Terry Spivey, USDA Forest Service
Descriptor: Adult(s)
Location: United States
Image Citation:
Terry Spivey, USDA Forest Service, www.forestryimages.org
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The lesser goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria or Spinus psaltria) is a small songbird of the Americas. It may be the smallest true finch in the world. The lesser goldfinches ranges from the southwestern United States (near the coast, as far north as extreme southwestern Washington) to Venezuela and Peru. It migrates from the colder parts of its U.S. range.