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European goldfinch

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bird of the species Carduelis carduelis, native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: gardalinë — Carduelis carduelis
  • Albanian: kryeartëz — Carduelis carduelis
  • Albanian: ngarduliqe — Carduelis carduelis
  • Albanian: faqekuq — Carduelis carduelis
  • Asturian: xilgueru — Carduelis carduelis
  • Danish: stillits — Carduelis carduelis
  • Dutch: distelvink — Carduelis carduelis
  • Dutch: putter — Carduelis carduelis
  • Finnish: tikli — Carduelis carduelis
  • French: chardonneret élégant — Carduelis carduelis
  • Galician: xílgaro — Carduelis carduelis
  • German: Distelfink — Carduelis carduelis
  • German: Stieglitz — Carduelis carduelis
  • Hungarian: tengelic — Carduelis carduelis
  • Italian: cardellino — Carduelis carduelis
  • Japanese: 五色鶸 (goshiki hiwa) — Carduelis carduelis
  • Polish: szczygieł — Carduelis carduelis
  • Portuguese: pintassilgo — Carduelis carduelis
  • Portuguese: milheiró — Carduelis carduelis
  • Portuguese: pinta-cardeira — Carduelis carduelis
  • Romanian: sticlete — Carduelis carduelis
  • Russian: черноголо́вый щего́л (černogolóvyj ščegól) — Carduelis carduelis
  • Russian: обыкнове́нный щего́л (obyknovénnyj ščegól) — Carduelis carduelis
  • Spanish: jilguero — Carduelis carduelis
  • Swedish: steglits — Carduelis carduelis
  • Turkish: saka kuşu — Carduelis carduelis
  • Ukrainian: щи́глик (ščýhlyk) — Carduelis carduelis