American Goldfinch vs Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus tristis compared with Spinus psaltria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Goldfinch	Lesser Goldfinch
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order same	Passeriformes (참새목)	Passeriformes (참새목)
Family same	Fringillidae	Fringillidae
Genus same	Spinus	Spinus
Species	Spinus tristis	Spinus psaltria

Evolutionary Relationship

American Goldfinch and Lesser Goldfinch share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Spinus.

Conservation Status

American Goldfinch

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Goldfinch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Goldfinch	Lesser Goldfinch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Goldfinch

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Lesser Goldfinch

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

American Goldfinch

The American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) is a species in the genus Spinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Lesser Goldfinch

작은방울새(Spinus psaltria)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 관심 필요(LC) 등급으로 분류됩니다. 분포 범위 전체에 걸쳐 널리 분포하며 개체수가 풍부하고 안정적이어서 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없습니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway