Lesser goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria)

Scientific Classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Species:	Carduelis psaltria
Common:	Lesser goldfinch

The Lesser goldfinch is a small seed eating finch which ranges from the Washington state in the United States to Venezuela and Peru.

Identification

Adult Male

Male Lesser goldfinches have bright yellow underparts and white patches in the tail and on the wings at the base of the primaries. The bill is small, pointed, conical and dark. The tail is short and notched.

Adult Female

Female upperparts are more or less grayish olive-green and their underparts are a pale yellow. They have only a narrow strip of white on the wings and little or no white on the tail.

Immature