American goldfinch: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the American goldfinch lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Spinus tristis
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Fringillidae

Where does the American goldfinch live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the American goldfinch in 4 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the American goldfinch endangered?

The American goldfinch’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the American goldfinch?

The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Fringillidae, genus Spinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the American goldfinch

The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 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 Canada–United States border to Mexico during the winter.

The only finch in its subfamily to undergo a complete molt, the American goldfinch displays sexual dichromatism: the male is a vibrant yellow in the summer and an olive color during the winter, while the female is a dull yellow-brown shade which brightens only slightly during the summer. The male displays brightly colored plumage during the breeding season to attract a mate.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article American goldfinch (revision 1381182276), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27075861 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).