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Metadata
Title: Male Goldfinch
Alternative Title: Carduelis psaltria
Creator: Karney, Lee
Source: WO-Lee Karney-890
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contributor: DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Language: EN - ENGLISH
Rights: (public domain)
Audience: (general)
Subject:
Date Issued: April 06 2004


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.