Fringillidae

Carduelis carduelis Photo by Franck Renard (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:European goldfinch (en); pintassilgo-comum (pt); chardonneret élégant (fr); jilguero (es); stieglitz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of Europe, from the Mediterranean to southern Scandinavia, including the British Isles, and east into central Asia as far east as western Mongolia and China and…

Leucosticte atrata (Photo from Planet of Birds) Common name:black rosy finch (en); tentelhão-rosado negro (pt); roselin noir (fr); pinzón rosado negro (es); rosenbauch-schneegimpel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This species is endemic to the western United States, breeding in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and marginally in Oregon and Nevada. Outside the breeding season they wander a bit further…

Carpodacus purpureus Photo by Simon Barrette (Wikipedia) Common name:purple finch (en); peito-rosado-púrpura (pt); roselin pourpré (fr); carpodaco morado (es); purpurgimpel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Fringillidae Range:This North American species is found breeding in southern and western Canada, along the west coast of the United States down to southern California and in the north-eastern United States. The more…

Carduelis magellanica Common name:hooded siskin (en); pintassilgo-de-cabeça-preta (pt); chardonneret de Magellan (fr); cabecitanegra común (es); Magellanzeisig (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeRange:This South American species is found in central Venezuela, through eastern Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia and into central and southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 10-14 cm long and weigh 11-15 g.Habitat:The hooded siskin…