Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusSpinus (Siskins and New World Goldfinches)
- SpeciesSpinus psaltria (Lesser Goldfinch)
The lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) is a small finch in the genus Spinus native to the Americas. As is the case for most species in the genus Spinus, lesser goldfinch males have a black forehead, which females lack. Males in this species vary strikingly in the color of their back across their range, from green in western North America to black in the eastern Rocky Mountains and Texas south to northern South America; this variation has resulted in five subspecies being recognized. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Orange-bellied Euphonia
Euphonia xanthogaster
Violaceous Euphonia
Euphonia violacea
Blue-naped Chlorophonia
Chlorophonia cyanea
Purple-throated Euphonia
Euphonia chlorotica
Golden-rumped Euphonia
Euphonia cyanocephala
Golden-bellied Euphonia
Euphonia chrysopasta
Plumbeous Euphonia
Euphonia plumbea
Finsch's Euphonia
Euphonia finschi
Golden-sided Euphonia
Euphonia cayennensis
Trinidad Euphonia
Euphonia trinitatis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Goldfinch at Canaima National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there