Spinus (bird)

Spinus
American goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Spinus
Koch, 1816
Type species
Fringilla spinus
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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Spinus is a genus of passerine birds in the finch family. It contains the North and South American siskins and goldfinches, as well as two Old World species.


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