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Carduelis carduelis (European goldfinch)

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Fringillidae

Taxonomy
Fringilla carduelis was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Carduelis carduelis by Worthy (1997), Worthy (1998), Mlikovsky (2002), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Fringilla carduelis Linnaeus p. 180
1997Carduelis carduelis Worthy p. 110
1998Carduelis carduelis Worthy p. 140
2002Carduelis carduelis Mlikovsky p. 248
2017Carduelis carduelis Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyFringillidaeVigors 1825
genusCarduelisBrisson 1760
speciescarduelis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Carduelis carduelis Linnaeus 1758 [European goldfinch]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: granivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 18:57:32
Modified: 2009-01-03 20:57:32
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Lein 1972, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Murcia) Carduelis carduelis (34128)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Carduelis carduelis (215380 215386 215388 215403 215415 215579 215581 215583)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France (Corse) Carduelis carduelis (215376 215378)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Carduelis carduelis (100554)