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Carduelis

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Also known as goldfinches

The genus Carduelis is a group of birds in the finch family Fringillidae.

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Carduelis

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyFringillidae
Observations recorded6,495,102

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The genus Carduelis is a group of birds in the finch family Fringillidae.

The genus Carduelis was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 by tautonomy based on Carl Linnaeus's specific epithet for the European goldfinch Fringilla carduelis. The name carduelis is the Latin word for the European goldfinch.

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