European Goldfinch

European Goldfinch
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Genus: Carduelis
Species:
C. carduelis
Binomial name
Carduelis carduelis

The European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) is a small bird in the Finch family. The English word "goldfinch" was used in the second half of the 14th century by Geoffrey Chaucer in his unfinished The Cook's Tale: "Gaillard he was as goldfynch in the shawe" (Gaily dressed he was as is goldfinch in the woods).[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Chaucer: The Cook's Prologue and Tale -- an interlinear translation". sites.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
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