Carduelis

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin carduēlis (“thistlefinch, goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)”), from carduus (“wild thistle, artichoke”). === Proper noun === Carduelis f A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – now three species of goldfinch, but that formerly included the greenfinches, redpolls, linnets, the twite, and the non-African siskins. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri – suborder; Passerides – infraorder; Passerida – parvorder; Passeroidea – superfamily; Fringillidae – family; Carduelinae - subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Carduelis carduelis (European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch) - type species; Carduelis citrinella (citril finch), Carduelis corsicana (Corsican finch) - other species 25 species that were placed here in recent classifications have been moved to genera Acanthis, Linaria, and Spinus. === References === Carduelis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Carduelis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Carduelis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN.