Goldfinch
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(Carduelis carduelis)
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The red face, yellow wing streaks and black-and-white dapple make the goldfinch one of Silwood's most colourful birds. It has a short, powerful beak specialised for eating seeds.
Diet: Insects, seeds
Origin: Native
UK conservation status: Green
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
References
1 Anon (n.d.) ‘Goldfinch photo’. [online] Available from: https://www.feedyourbirds.co.uk/media/iStock_pics/Goldfinch_x.jpg (Accessed 24 May 2020)
2 Anon (n.d.) ‘Goldfinch Bird Facts | Carduelis Carduelis - The RSPB’. [online] Available from: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/goldfinch/ (Accessed 24 May 2020)
3 Anon (n.d.) ‘Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) - British Birds - Woodland Trust’. [online] Available from: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/goldfinch/ (Accessed 24 May 2020)
4 IUCN (n.d.) ‘Carduelis carduelis (European Goldfinch)’. [online] Available from: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103764950/152615959 (Accessed 24 May 2020)
