European Goldfinch
| European Goldfinch | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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
[change | change source]- ↑ "Chaucer: The Cook's Prologue and Tale -- an interlinear translation". sites.fas.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
