Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (5)
Doris J. Watt and Ernest J. Willoughby
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 28, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 28, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Малък щиглец |
| Dutch | Witbandsijs |
| English | Lesser Goldfinch |
| English (United States) | Lesser Goldfinch |
| Finnish | pikkutikli |
| French | Chardonneret mineur |
| French (French Guiana) | Chardonneret mineur |
| German | Mexikozeisig |
| Icelandic | Gullfinka |
| Japanese | ヒメキンヒワ |
| Norwegian | småstillits |
| Polish | czyż mały |
| Russian | Мексиканский чиж |
| Serbian | Mali američki čižak |
| Slovak | stehlík spevavý |
| Spanish | Jilguero Menor |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Jilguero Menor |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Jilguero Menor |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Pinzón Guamilero |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Jilguerito Dominico |
| Spanish (Panama) | Jilguero Menor |
| Spanish (Peru) | Jilguero Menor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Jilguero menor |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Chirulí |
| Swedish | småsiska |
| Turkish | Sarı-Siyah İskete |
| Ukrainian | Чиж малий |
Spinus psaltria (Say, 1822)
PROTONYM:
Fringilla psaltria
Say, 1822. Exped.RockyMt.[James]Phila.ed. 2, "p.40,note".
TYPE LOCALITY:
Arkansas River near mountains [= near Colorado Springs] , Colorado.
Definitions
- SPINUS
- spinus
- PSALTRIA
- psaltria
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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