Carduelis

See also: carduelis

Translingual

Carduelis carduelis

Etymology

From Latin carduēlis (“thistlefinch, goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)”), from carduus (“wild thistle, artichoke”).

Proper noun

Carduelis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – now three species of goldfinch, but that formerly included the greenfinches, redpolls, linnets, the twite, and the non-African siskins.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Fringillidae - family; Carduelinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Carduelis carduelis (European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch) - type species; Carduelis citrinella (citril finch), Carduelis corsicana (Corsican finch) - other species
  • 25 species that were placed here in recent classificatons have been moved to genera Acanthis, Linaria, and Spinus.

References

• Carduelis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Carduelis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Carduelis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN