Goldfinch

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

A surprising species intro, well done Lily! Posted 11 years ago
1. Lilygirl
  
  Lion
  
  I noticed that actually the Eastern goldfinch and the American goldfinch are one and the same bird. I searched for Eastern Goldfinch and it pulled up the American but as you will see in the description they are the same. (You already have the American goldfinch as a separate identification but same description. You could merge these). Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks. The confusing part though is that both actually do have different binomial species names: Spinus tristis and Carduelis tristis. Posted 11 years ago
  2. 1. WildFlower
      
      Lion
      
      They are synonyms. It seems that Spinus tristis is the latest one, although Carduelis tristis is still in use in some sources.
      http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=C9ABA616B963B563
      http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/american_goldfinch/lifehistory
      http://eol.org/pages/1051032/overview
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_goldfinch Posted 11 years ago
    2. 1. Lilygirl
        
        Lion
        
        Hi Wildflower,
        That is interesting...thanks Posted 11 years ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Thank you. Not sure what to do here. There's 7 photos linked to the old one so it seems more popular or more used. If I'd merge the 7 photos to the new species, I would still not prevent people from using the old term, thus recreating the duplicate species again. Posted 11 years ago
      3. Lilygirl
        
        Lion
        
        It absolutely does make sense to merge the two, but then each time someone entered the old term it would again appear as new species. You should jus leave it alone at this point and whatever is entered will come up with the same detail "The American goldfinch , also known as the eastern goldfinch......etc" Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago

The American goldfinch

The American goldfinch, also known as the eastern goldfinch or "lightning bird," is a small North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canadian border to Mexico during the winter.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Lilygirl