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Carduelis

Carduelis
Common Redpoll
Common Redpoll
: Animalia
:Chordata
:Aves
:Passeriformes
:Fringillidae
:Carduelis
Species
Many, see text

The genus Carduelis is a large group of birds in the finch family Fringillidae. It includes the linnets, redpolls, goldfinches, greenfinches, and some siskins.

Species are

  • Yellow-breasted Greenfinch , Carduelis spinoides
  • Vietnamese Greenfinch , Carduelis monguilloti
  • European Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris
  • Black-headed Greenfinch , Carduelis ambigua
  • Lesser Redpoll, Carduelis cabaret
  • Common Redpoll, or Mealy Redpoll, Carduelis flammea
  • Arctic Redpoll, or Hoary Redpoll, Carduelis hornemanni
  • Eurasian Siskin, or Spruce Siskin Carduelis spinus
  • Pine Siskin, Carduelis pinus
  • Black-capped Siskin , Carduelis atriceps
  • Black-headed Siskin , Carduelis notata
  • Andean Siskin , Carduelis spinescens
  • Yellow-faced Siskin , Carduelis yarrellii
  • Thick-billed Siskin , Carduelis crassirostris
  • Hooded Siskin , Carduelis magellanica
  • Yellow-bellied Siskin , Carduelis xanthogastra
  • Saffron Siskin , Carduelis siemiradzkii
  • Olivaceous Siskin , Carduelis olivacea
  • Red Siskin , Carduelis cucullata
  • Antillean Siskin , Carduelis dominicensis
  • Lesser Goldfinch , Carduelis psaltria
  • Lawrence's Goldfinch , Carduelis lawrencei
  • Black-chinned Siskin , Carduelis barbata
  • Black Siskin , Carduelis atrata
  • Yellow-rumped Siskin , Carduelis uropygialis
  • American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis
  • European Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
  • Oriental Greenfinch , Carduelis sinica
  • Twite, Carduelis flavirostris
  • Eurasian Linnet, Carduelis cannabina
  • Yemen Linnet , Carduelis yemenensis
  • Warsangli Linnet , Carduelis johannis
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