Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) garden bird, perched on a tree stump, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) in winter, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), on a tree log, Slovenia, Europe

Male lesser goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria), Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona, United States of America, North America

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) on squirrel-proof sunflower seed bird feeder, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Male lesser goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria), Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Patagonia, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Goldfinch (carduelis carduelis) feeding on thistle seeds, oxfordshire, uk

European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), Schlitters, Zillertal Valley, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Eurasian siskin (Carduelis spinus), male, sitting on a branch, with snow, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), Zillertal Valley, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Lesser Goldfinch or Dark-backed Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria), young bird, Park Living Desert, Palm Desert, Southern California, California, USA

Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria), black-backed male perched, Uvalde County, Hill Country, Texas, USA

Linnet (Carduelis cannabina), bathing, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) on flowering blackthorn branch, Solms, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria), female bathing, Willacy County, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), Solms, Hesse

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), Solms, Hesse

Eurasian siskin (Carduelis spinus), male, drinking water at a birdbath, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Linnet (Carduelis cannabina), reflected in a puddle, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), on the ground, drinks from a water hole, private property, Province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain, Europe