[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Fringillidae | [latin] Carduelis spinus | [UK] Siskin | [FR] Tarin des aulnes | [DE] Erlenzeisig | [ES] Lugano | [NL] Sijs Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Small, quite tubby but elegant finch with short but noticeably forked tail, sharing with Redpoll […]

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Fringillidae | [latin] Serinus pusillus | [UK] Red-fronted Serin | [FR] Serin a front d’or | [DE] Rotstirn-Girlitz | [ES] Seri | [NL] Roodvoorhoofdkanarie Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Slightly larger than Serin but with similar stubby form on ground and in flight. Distinctive serin, with sooty head and breast, fiery […]

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Fringillidae | [latin] Carduelis carduelis | [UK] Goldfinch | [FR] Chardonneret eleganz | [DE] Stieglitz | [ES] Jilguero Europeo | [NL] Putter Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Small, delicate, beautifully marked finch, with noticeably pointed bill and light dancing flight. At all […]

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Fringillidae | [latin] Carduelis chloris | [UK] Greenfinch | [FR] Verdier commun | [DE] Grunling | [ES] Verderon Comun | [NL] Groenling Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Medium-sized, robust, plump and noticeably short-tailed finch, with stout conical bill. Male olive-green and yellow, […]

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Fringillidae | [latin] Serinus serinus | [UK] Serin | [FR] Serin cini | [DE] Girlitz | [ES] Verdecillo | [NL] Europese Kanarie Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Smaller than other west Palearctic serins but with proportionately long wings and deeply forked tail. […]

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Fringillidae | [latin] Hesperiphona vespertina | [UK] Evening Grosbeak | [FR] Gros-bec errant | [DE] Abend-Kernbeisser | [ES] Picogordo Vespertino | [NL] Avonddikbek Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Hesperiphona vespertina NA, MA Canada to sw Mexico Hesperiphona vespertina brooksi Hesperiphona vespertina montana Hesperiphona vespertina […]

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Fringillidae | [latin] Carduelis tristis | [UK] American Goldfinch | [FR] Chardonneret jaune | [DE] Goldzeisig | [ES] Dominiquito Canario | [NL] Goudsijs Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Carduelis tristis NA, MA Canada to Mexico Carduelis tristis jewetti Carduelis tristis pallida Carduelis tristis salicamans […]

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Fringillidae | [latin] Serinus canaria | [UK] Canary | [FR] Serin canari | [DE] Kanarengirlitz | [ES] Canario | [NL] Kanarie Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics About 10% larger than Serin, with noticeably less stubby bill, proportionately shorter wings, and more attenuated […]

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Fringillidae | [latin] Coccothraustes coccothraustes | [UK] Hawfinch | [FR] Gros-bec casse-noyaux | [DE] Kernbeisser | [ES] Pepitero Comun | [NL] Appelvink Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Eophona coccothraustes Coccothraustes coccothraustes EU widespread, also n Africa Coccothraustes coccothraustes buvryi Coccothraustes coccothraustes coccothraustes Coccothraustes coccothraustes […]

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Fringillidae | [latin] Leucosticte atrata | [UK] Black Rosy Finch | [FR] Roselin noir | [DE] Rosenbauch-Schneegimpel | [ES] Pinzon Montano Negro | [NL] Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Rosy-Finches are sparrow-sized birds of the high snowfields; they walk, not hop. Taxonomists have recently been lumping and splitting the various races […]