Carduelis
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Carduelis carduelis
See also: 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; Passerida – infraorder; 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
References
Carduelis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Carduelis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Carduelis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
