| Carduelis | |
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| TheEuropean goldfinch belongs to a group of red- or yellow-faced species | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Carduelis Brisson, 1760 |
| Type species | |
| Fringilla carduelis[1] Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
4, see text | |
ThegenusCarduelis[2] is a group of birds in thefinchfamily Fringillidae.
The genusCarduelis was introduced by the French zoologistMathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 bytautonomy based onCarl Linnaeus'sspecific epithet for the European goldfinchFringilla carduelis.[3][4] The namecarduelis is theLatin word for the European goldfinch.[5]
The polyphyletic nature of the genus was confirmed by Dario Zuccon and coworkers in a comprehensive study of the finch family published in 2012. The authors suggested splitting the genus into severalmonophyleticclades, a proposal that was accepted by theInternational Ornithologists' Union.[6] The siskins and goldfinches from the Americas formed a distinct clade and were moved to the resurrected genusSpinus, the greenfinches were moved to the genusChloris, thetwite andlinnets formed anotherclade and were moved to the genusLinaria and finally theredpolls were moved to the genusAcanthis.[7]
The genusCarduelis is now restricted to fourWestern Palaearctic species:[7]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European goldfinch
| Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) Ten subspecies
| Europe, North Africa and western Asia (1 & 2 on map below). | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Grey-crowned goldfinch
| Carduelis caniceps Vigors, 1831 Four subspecies
| Central Asia (3 & 4 on map below). | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Citril finch
| Carduelis citrinella (Pallas, 1764) | Europe from Spain to the Alps | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Corsican finch
| Carduelis corsicana (Koenig, 1899) | Corsica and on the Italian islands of Sardinia, Elba, Capraia and Gorgona | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
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