#0585 · 🐦 birds

European Goldfinch

🇳🇱 Putter ·Carduelis carduelis

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Antti Henttonen · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Caiden · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Adrien Mauss · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Росица Делчева ППМГ Сливен · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Fernando Romão · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Sassenheim, Nederland:© floris_heemskerk · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. 6081 BX Haelen, Holandia:© BabaJaga · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Netherlands:© Co Waalen · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 2021 VB Haarlem, Nederland:© M S · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Wageningen, Nederland:© dgcurrywheel · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The European goldfinch or goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis ), is a small passerine bird in the finch family that is native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia. It has been introduced to other areas including Australia, New Zealand and Uruguay.

base stats

NL sightings 1,182iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 130,612iNaturalist observations
weight 1.5 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).