The brightly colored male American goldfinch is especially recognizable. The American regularly visits seed feeders, particularly in the east. It is often very gregarious, especially during the ...

Males are very distinct from other goldfinch species. The female American goldfinch is larger and has white undertail coverts, a wide buffy lower wing bar with very little white at the base for ...

As recently as the late 19th century it was believed that birds lived in mud at the bottom of ponds for part of the year. Goldfinches are stunning examples of the finch family native to Europe ...