What colour is the cheek-patch of the European Goldfinch?
"grey head behind the red face, lacking the black and white head pattern of European and western Asian birds. Adults moult after the breeding season with some individuals beginning in July and others not completing their moult until November. After moult birds appear less colourful, until the tips of the newly grown feathers wear away. The song is a pleasant silvery twittering. The call is a melodic ""tickeLIT"", and the song is a pleasant tinkling medley of trills and twitters, but always including the trisyllabic call phrase or a ""teLLIT-teLLIT-teLLIT"". The goldfinch is native to Europe, North Africa, and western"
"European greenfinch; the specific epithet is from ""spinus"" in ""Fringilla spinus"" Linnaeus, 1758, the Eurasian Siskin, and the Ancient Greek suffix ""-oidēs"" meaning ""resembling"". Two subspecies are recognised: The yellow-breasted greenfinch is in length and weighs between . It has a brown conical bill and bright yellow wing bars. The underparts are bright yellow. The sexes have similar plumage but the female is less brightly coloured. The species occurs primarily in the mid-altitudes of the Himalayas, and in parts of Southeast Asia. It ranges across Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests"
"The Goldfinch (painting) The Goldfinch () is a 1654 animal painting by Carel Fabritius of a chained goldfinch. It is an oil painting on panel of 33.5 by 22.8 cm (13.2 by 9.0 in). The work belongs to the collection of the Mauritshuis in The Hague, Netherlands. The painting is a ""trompe-l'œil"" of a European goldfinch (""Carduelis carduelis"") on top of its feeder that is attached to the wall. The feeder consists of two half rings and a blue container. The bird is sitting on the top ring, to which it is chained by its foot. The painting is signed"
"Hunger"" by Patrick Kavanagh, the goldfinch is one of the rare glimpses of beauty in the life of an elderly Irish farmer: Donna Tartt's novel ""The Goldfinch"" won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. A turning point in the plot occurs when the narrator, Theo, sees his mother's favourite painting, Carel Fabritius's ""The Goldfinch"", in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. European goldfinch The European goldfinch or goldfinch (""Carduelis carduelis""), is a small passerine bird in the finch family that is native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia. It has been introduced to other areas including Australia, New Zealand and"
"with other finches such as the citril finch, the greenfinch or the European serin. The European siskin, in many plumages, is a bright bird. Adult male European siskins are bright green and yellow with a black cap, and an unstreaked throat and breast. Adult females also usually have green and yellow plumage tones: for example, yellow in the supercilium and on the sides of the breast, green tones in the mantle and yellow in the rump. The ground colour of the underparts of European siskin is normally pure white. In females and juveniles, the centre of the belly and lower"
"regional name for the European goldfinch, while its specific name, ""rubra"", is Latin for ""red"". The red warbler is a small passerine, measuring in length, and weighing from . As an adult, it is red overall, with either a white or dark gray (depending on the subspecies) auricular patch on each side of its head. Its wings and tail are slightly darker, dusky red, and edged in pinkish-red. Its legs are a dull red-brown, and its thin bill is pinkish-gray with a dark tip. The iris is dark brown to blackish. Plumage varies little between the sexes, although the female"
"by carotenoid pigments from plant materials in its diet, with a striking jet black cap and white rump that is visible during flight. The female is mostly brown, lighter on the underside with a yellow bib. After the autumn molt, the bright summer feathers are replaced by duller plumage, becoming buff below and olive-brown above, with a pale yellow face and bib. The autumn plumage is almost identical in both sexes, but the male has yellow shoulder patches. In some winter ranges, the goldfinches lose all traces of yellow, becoming a predominantly medium tan-gray color with an olive tinge evident"
"American goldfinch The American goldfinch (""Spinus tristis"") is a small North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canada–United States border to Mexico during the winter. The only finch in its subfamily to undergo a complete molt, the American goldfinch displays sexual dimorphism in its coloration; the male is a vibrant yellow in the summer and an olive color during the winter, while the female is a dull yellow-brown shade which brightens only slightly during the summer. The male displays brightly colored"
"can often be distinguished by a larger, darker red mask that extends just behind the eye. The shoulder feathers are black whereas they are brown on the hen.In females, the red face does not extend past the eye. The ivory-coloured bill is long and pointed, and the tail is forked. Goldfinches in breeding condition have a white bill, with a greyish or blackish mark at the tip for the rest of the year. Juveniles have a plain head and a greyer back but are unmistakable due to the yellow wing stripe. Birds in central Asia (""caniceps"" group) have a plain"
"only on close viewing. The immature American goldfinch has a dull brown back, and the underside is pale yellow. The shoulders and tail are dull black with buff-colored, rather than white, markings on wings and rump. This coloration is the same in both genders. The song of the American goldfinch is a series of musical warbles and twitters, often with a long note. A ""tsee-tsi-tsi-tsit"" call is often given in flight; it may also be described as ""per-chic-o-ree"". While the female incubates the eggs, she calls to her returning mate with a soft continuous ""teeteeteeteete"" sound. The young begin to"
"European polecat The European polecat (""Mustela putorius"") – also known as the common ferret, black or forest polecat, or fitch (as well as some other names) – is a species of mustelid native to western Eurasia and north Morocco. It is of a generally dark brown colour, with a pale underbelly and a dark mask across the face. Occasionally, colour mutations, including albinos and erythrists, occur. Compared to minks and other weasels – fellow members of the genus ""Mustela"" – the polecat has a shorter, more compact body; a more powerfully built skull and dentition; is less agile; and it"
"measuring about 15cm and exhibiting the typical silhouette of finch family members. The species is quite common across its range and easy to identify due to its body coloration which also earned its name. Indeed, a black bright patch covers its belly and back, and stands out against the redness of its head, chest and tail . There is a slight difference in coloration between sexes: where males exhibit those intense black patches, females are colored in dull brown . Females also tend to be smaller in size . A short and conical or large-based beak, combined with big circular"
"finch, (""Carduelis citrinella"") and the Corsican finch, (""Carduelis corsicana""). 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 a goldfinch in the woods)"". The subspecies are divided into two major groups. These intergrade at their boundary so the groups are not recognised as distinct species despite their readily distinguishable plumage. Subspecies in the ""carduelis"" group occupy the western part of the range and have black crowns; subspecies in the ""caniceps"" group occupy"
"Golden-cheeked warbler The golden-cheeked warbler (""Setophaga chrysoparia"" [formerly ""Dendroica chrysoparia""]), also known as the gold finch of Texas, is an endangered species of bird that breeds in Central Texas, from Palo Pinto County southwestward along the eastern and southern edge of the Edwards Plateau to Kinney County. The golden-cheeked warbler is the only bird species with a breeding range confined to Texas. The golden-cheeked warbler is very staggering because of its bright yellow cheeks that is counterposed by its black throat and back, but it is found more by its unique buzzing song emerging from the wooded canyons where it"
"study. Other taxonomic authorities have kept the large cactus finch and the Genovesa cactus finch conspecific. The Española cactus finch is among the largest of the Darwin's finches, measuring in length. The male is black, with white-tipped undertail coverts. Female and immature birds range in color from dull gray to matte black, and frequently show white edges to the feathers of their underparts. Española cactus finch The Española cactus finch (""Geospiza conirostris""), is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is one of Darwin's finches, and is endemic to the Galápagos islands, where it is restricted to"
"weighs between . Among standard measurements, the wing chord is , the tail is , the culmen is and the tarsus is . The beak is small, conical, and pink for most of the year, but turns bright orange with the spring molt in both sexes. The shape and size of the beak aid in the extraction of seeds from the seed heads of thistles, sunflowers, and other plants. The American goldfinch undergoes a molt in the spring and autumn. It is the only cardueline finch to undergo a molt twice a year. During the winter molt it sheds all"
"A 2009 analysis of mitochondrial DNA by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena and colleagues confirmed its placement in the genus ""Erythrura"". However, the IUCN still calls it ""Chloebia goldiae"". Both sexes are brightly coloured with black, green, yellow, and red markings. The females tend to be less brightly coloured. One major difference between the sexes is that the male's chest is purple, while the female's is a lighter mauve. Gouldian finches are about 125–140 mm long. Gouldian finches' heads may be red, black, or yellow. Formerly considered three different kinds of finches, it is now known that these are colour variants that exist"
"female. The nestlings fledge 13–18 days after hatching. The young birds are fed by both parents for a further 7–9 days. The parents typically raise two broods each year and occasionally three. The goldfinch's preferred food is small seeds such as those from thistles (the Latin name is from ""Carduus"", a genus of thistles) and teasels, but insects are also taken when feeding young. It also regularly visits bird feeders in winter. In the winter goldfinches group together to form flocks of up to forty, occasionally more. Goldfinches are attracted to back gardens in Europe and North America by birdfeeders"
"pine grosbeak. The bullfinch has a length of 15–17 cm and a weight of about 30 g, with males being slightly larger than females. Relative to most other finches in its family it is plump, with shorter wings and a longer tail. The plumage pattern is similar to that of the Eurasian bullfinch, though colouration is more sombre, lacking its bright pink underparts. It has a black cap, face, wings and tail; the rest being greyish or pale grey-brown. Males and females are virtually identical in appearance, though males may exhibit a faint pinkish suffusion on the belly and flanks."
"Lawrence's goldfinch Lawrence's goldfinch (""Spinus lawrencei"") is a small songbird of erratic distribution that breeds in California and Baja California and winters in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. At about long and weighing about , it is slightly bigger than the lesser goldfinch and slightly smaller than the American goldfinch, with less yellow in the plumage than either. Adults of both sexes are gray with pink to grayish flesh-color bills, stubbier than other goldfinches'. They have yellow rumps and paired yellowish wing-bars, as well as yellow edges on the flight feathers and yellow on the breast. The tail"
"not cover the nest. The American goldfinch lays four to six bluish-white eggs, which are oval in shape and about , roughly the size of a peanut. It is thought that they are laid during the night. The eggs are incubated by the female alone, though the male brings her food as she nests, and most mating pairs raise only one brood each year. The chicks hatch 12–14 days after incubation begins. Like all passerines, the chicks are altricial; they are hatched naked, with reddish bodies, pale grey down, and closed eyes. The mother bird feeds her young regurgitated seeds"
"with a brown tinge to the back which also has black streaks. The underparts and the double wing bars are yellow. It shares with its relatives a bright face mask which in this species is also yellow. Sexes are similar, although young females may be duller below, and juvenile birds – unlike in European ""Serinus"" species – are brown, lacking any yellow or green in the plumage. The song is a silvery twittering resembling that of the European goldfinch (""C. carduelis"") and that of the European serin (""Serinus serinus""). The main call is a ""tee-ee"" quite similar to the Eurasian"
"Goldfish (cracker) Goldfish are fish-shaped cheese crackers manufactured by Pepperidge Farm which is a division of the Campbell Soup Company. The crackers have been available in several varieties and, since 1962, 40% of the crackers contain a small imprint of an eye and a smile. The brand's current marketing and product packaging incorporate this feature of the product: ""The Snack That Smiles Back! Goldfish!"", the slogan being reinforced by Finn, the mascot with sunglasses. The product is marketed as a ""baked snack cracker"" on the label with various flavors and varieties. Originally invented by Oscar J. Kambly at Swiss biscuit"
"teeth, with the largest specimens showing this in the lower jaw as well. There are 26 to 30 gill rakers and 24 vertebrae. The coachwhip trevally is a dusky olive green colour above, fading to a silvery white or yellow below with small blue to black blotches present on the dorsal line between the bases of the second dorsal fin rays. The upper caudal and soft dorsal fins are dusky blue, while the anal fin is yellow having white lobe tips. The pelvic and pectoral fins are yellow. There is a diffuse dark opercular blotch, which may be absent altogether."
"Their snouts are rounded, as well as their tails. The longest caudal fins on their tails are about three-fifths the length of the tail. Their mouths are large and ventral surrounded by labia which form an unbroken oral disc about 3.6 mm wide. The posterior lip has no papillae, but other lips are lined with single rows of small, blunt papillae. They are colored from dark brown to black dorsally, with golden flecks on their bodies. They develop this black and gold coloration as melanin floods their dermal layers, giving the larvae protection from the sun. When metamorphosing, their golden"
"Eurasian siskin The Eurasian siskin (""Spinus spinus"") is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is also called the European siskin, common siskin or just siskin. Other (archaic) names include ""black-headed goldfinch"", ""barley bird"" and ""aberdevine"". It is very common throughout Europe and Asia. It is found in forested areas, both coniferous and mixed woodland where it feeds on seeds of all kinds, especially of alder and conifers. It can be distinguished from other similar finches by the color of the plumage. The upper parts are greyish green and the under parts grey-streaked white. Its wings are"
"of the dark head-pattern and white cheek-patches varies considerably between taxa. The females are similar to the males though somewhat duller, and the juveniles are rather streaky and lack the adults' distinctive head pattern. The large bill suggests a relationship with the Asian grosbeaks - e.g. ""Mycerobas"" - but its song and calls are reminiscent of European goldfinch ""Carduelis carduelis"", European greenfinch ""C. chloris"", and Yemen linnet ""C. yemenensis"". Also it has been observed performing a greenfinch-like slow-winged display flight which suggests its true affinities may lie within the genus ""Carduelis"". Altogether, ""Rhynchostruthus"" seems to belong to a group of"
"cheek. This species has a distinctive bright orange caudal fin. Younger species have a slightly forked caudal fin that is often bright orange. This fin becomes rounded when the fish matures. In adults, the dorsal and anal fins are rounded and usually bluish and orange mottling or blue spots. The pelvic and pectoral fins are orangish to white in colour.In specimens from the Indian Ocean, the fins are a straw yellow colour instead of orange. The fins have strong spines. This species is found in the waters of East Africa, east to the Tuamotus archipeligo and the Society Islands. It"
"name ""Fringilla citrinella"". The current genus name ""Carduelis"" is the Latin word for the European goldfinch, and the specific epithet ""citrinella"" is the Italian word for a small yellow bird. It is a diminutive of the Latin ""citrinus"" meaning citrine or light greenish-yellow. The Corsican finch (""Carduelis corsicana"") was at one time considered as conspecific with the citril finch but is now treated a separate species. Molecular genetic studies have shown that the citril finch is closely related to the European goldfinch (""Carduelis carduelis""). The citril finch has an overall length of and weighs around . It is greyish above,"
""""" at the bottom. In the 17th century, goldfinches were popular pets because they could be trained to draw water from a bowl with a miniature bucket. The Dutch title of the painting pertains to the bird's nickname ""puttertje"", which refers to this custom and translates literally as 'little weller'. The work was painted without major corrections, with only minor ones to the contours of the bird. Most of the painting is set up with large brush strokes, but details such as the chain are painted with more precision. Fabritius showed off his skill by painting the bird's head foreshortened."
"moving the red and pink-headed warblers back to the genus ""Cardellina"", which has been adopted by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOC). ""Pink-headed warbler"" has been designated the official name by the IOC, and is a reference to its most notable feature. The genus name ""Cardellina"" is the diminutive of the Italian ""cardella"", a regional name for the European goldfinch, while its specific name, ""versicolor"", is Latin for ""of changeable or various colors"". The latter is a reference to the warbler's changeable head color, which, depending on the angle of the viewer, looks either frosty pink or a deeper red than"
"European greenfinch The European greenfinch, or just greenfinch (""Chloris chloris""), is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. This bird is widespread throughout Europe, north Africa and south west Asia. It is mainly resident, but some northernmost populations migrate further south. The greenfinch has also been introduced into both Australia and New Zealand. In Malta, it is considered a prestigious song bird, and it has been trapped for many years. It has been domesticated, and many Maltese people breed them. In Hungary, it is threatened. The greenfich was described by Linnaeus in 1758 in the 10th edition of"
"females but their underparts are duller and browner. Juveniles lack the red colouration on their face and their bill is black which becomes paler and almost pinkish on the lower part. Juvenile’s eyes are a grey-brown. Painted finches usually occur in pairs and small flocks, however larger flocks of up to 100 individuals have been seen when congregating around water sources. These large flocks may contain other species of finches and honeyeaters. Painted finches are generally less vocal than other Australian grassfinches, however its calls are among the loudest and harshest of this species group. Its contact calls have been"