Carduelidae
European goldfinch (<em>Carduelis carduelis</em>)European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis). This member of the family Fringillidae is most common in Europe, but its geographic range extends to northern Africa and Central Asia. Populations also occur in southern Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, and Argentina. Carduelidae, formerly accepted name of a family of songbirds, order Passeriformes, consisting of about 112 species of gregarious, active little songbirds found in woodlands and brushlands worldwide, except in the Pacific islands. Notable members counted among this family were goldfinches and siskins (genus Carduelis), redpolls (Acanthis), rosefinches (Carpodacus), crossbills (Loxia), bullfinches (Pyrrhula), and canaries (Serinus). Today taxonomists classify these birds as part of the family Fringillidae.
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Citation Information
Article Title:
Carduelidae
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
04 October 2024
Access Date:
November 25, 2024