Spot-winged Rosefinch vs European Goldfinch

Carpodacus rodopeplus مقارنةً بـ Carduelis carduelis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Spot-winged Rosefinch European Goldfinch
الاسم العلمي Carpodacus rodopeplus Carduelis carduelis
الرتبة Passeriformes Passeriformes
الفصيلة Fringillidae Fringillidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 13,0 cm (5.1 in)
طول الجناح 15,8 cm (6.2 in) 23,0 cm (9.1 in)
الوزن 23,0 g (0.81 oz) 16,0 g (0.56 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- Seeds, especially thistle (Carduus) and teasel seeds, extracted with its precise tweezer-like bill. Also takes …
عدد البيض في الوضع -- 4-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Spot-winged Rosefinch
European Goldfinch 13,0 cm
طول الجناح
Spot-winged Rosefinch 15,8 cm
European Goldfinch 23,0 cm
الوزن
Spot-winged Rosefinch 23,0 g
European Goldfinch 16,0 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Spot-winged Rosefinch only

بلا

European Goldfinch only

European Goldfinch

Open woodland, orchards, gardens, parks, and weedy fields with seed-bearing plants. Common at garden bird feeders.

Song & Call Comparison

Spot-winged Rosefinch

European Goldfinch

الغناء

A liquid, tinkling 'swit-swit-swit' in flight and a melodic twittering song. Flocks produce a bright jingling chorus. Male song is a sweet repetitive warble incorporating the flight call.

Geographic Range & Migration

Spot-winged Rosefinch

European Goldfinch

Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. Introduced to Australia, New Zealand, and parts of South America.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Spot-winged Rosefinch

Least Concern

European Goldfinch

How to Tell Them Apart

Spot-winged Rosefinch

European Goldfinch

الريش

Crimson red face with white cheeks and a black crown. Sandy-brown back with a bright yellow wing bar visible in flight. Black and white tail.

المنقار

Slender, pointed, ivory-pink bill adapted for extracting seeds from thistles

About These Birds

European Goldfinch

The European goldfinch is a strikingly beautiful finch whose tinkling song and colorful plumage have made it popular in art and as a caged bird for centuries. It appears frequently in Renaissance paintings as a symbol of the Passion of Christ. Flocks of goldfinches are charmingly called a charm.

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