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American Goldfinch (Winter)

Carduelis tristis

Description:

A Junco-sized bird (warbler?) with a yellowish throat and head, and black and white feathers on wings and in tail. My bird book does not show any warblers with white feathers combined with black in the tail, so I was puzzled. The suggestion below that it is an American Goldfinch in winter plumage was right on! This section of my bird book is entitled "Confusing Fall Warblers" and I can see why.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago
American Goldfinch (Winter plumage)
Spinus tristis American Goldfinch


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1 Comment

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Nice spotting!

SolveigSingleton
Spotted by
SolveigSingleton

Columbia, Maryland, USA

Spotted on Jan 21, 2013
Submitted on Jul 21, 2013

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