American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis 美洲金翅雀
The American Goldfinch, also known as the Eastern Goldfinch, is a small bird with vibrant yellow plumage in the summer and a drab, olive-brown coloration in the winter. It has a rounded wing shape, a notched tail shape, and measures about 5 inches in size.
- First spotted
- 5 Jul 2025
- Seen at 5 places
- Blackwood Farm ParkBrumley Nature PreserveChapel Hill Public LibraryLake CrabtreeSandy Creek Park
- Group
- Perching
Field marks
- Length
- 5 in · 13 cm
- Colours
- Black · Brown · Gray · White · Yellow
- Wings
- Rounded
- Tail
- Notched
- In flight
- Flitter · Rapid Wingbeats · Undulating
- Movement
- Resident
- World population
- 44 million