American Goldfinch

The American goldfinch 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. Adult males in spring and early summer are bright yellow with black forehead, black wings with white markings, and white patches both above and beneath the tail. Adult females are duller yellow beneath, olive above. Winter birds are drab, unstreaked brown, with blackish wings and two pale wingbars.

Speed: about 47 miles per hour

Food: seeds almost exclusively

Mass: 0.48 oz

Conservation Status: Least Concern

Scientific Name: Spinus tristis

Length: 4.3 – 5.1 in