Spinus tristis

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Spinus tristis is a small North American songbird in the finch family, known for the male’s bright yellow breeding plumage and distinctive black cap.

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Label Occurrences
Spinus tristis canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
finch
association closely associated with thistles and other composite plants
billType conical bill
breedingBehavior socially monogamous
breedingRange northern United States
southern Canada NERFINISHED
breedingSeason late summer
callType flight call often rendered as po-ta-to-chip
class Aves
clutchSize 4–6 eggs
commonName American goldfinch NERFINISHED
eastern goldfinch NERFINISHED
wild canary
conservationStatus Least Concern
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List NERFINISHED
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
diet composite flower seeds
seeds
sunflower seeds
thistle seeds
eggColor pale bluish white
family Fringillidae NERFINISHED
foragingBehavior often feeds in flocks
genus Spinus NERFINISHED
habitat floodplains
orchards
suburban gardens
weedy fields
kingdom Animalia
migrationPattern short-distance migrant
nativeRange Canada NERFINISHED
Mexico NERFINISHED
North America NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
nestLocation shrubs
nestType cup-shaped nest
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
plumage male black cap in breeding season
male bright yellow breeding plumage
nonbreeding plumage olive-brown
primaryColor yellow
sexualDimorphism males more brightly colored than females
songType warbling song
taxonRank species
winterRange Mexico NERFINISHED
southern United States NERFINISHED
yearDescribed 1758

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Subject: Spinus tristis
Description of subject: Spinus tristis is a small North American songbird in the finch family, known for the male’s bright yellow breeding plumage and distinctive black cap.

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American goldfinch binomialName Spinus tristis