European goldfinch

bird
Also known as: Carduelis carduelis

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goldfinches

  • European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
    In goldfinch

    5-inch) European goldfinch (C. carduelis) of western Eurasia has been introduced into Australia, New Zealand, Bermuda, and the United States (where it has not become established). It is brownish and black, with a red–white–black head pattern and gold in the wings (sexes alike). The 13-cm (5-inch)…

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pattern of migration

  • common wildebeest
    In migration: In Europe

    (Parus), goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis), and blackbirds (Turdus merula) are usually sedentary in western Europe; they are usually migratory, however, in northern Europe, where their flights resemble a short migration. Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) are sedentary in western Europe, where large numbers gather from eastern Europe. Large flocks also…

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