Finches, Euphonias

Grey-crowned Goldfinch

Carduelis caniceps

The Grey-crowned Goldfinch (Carduelis caniceps) is a 16 g woodland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Finches, Euphonias

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

16 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Granivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

14

Recorded in India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Russia, Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, ZZ.

Where to see it: TM-Ashgabat hills by Yyldyz Hotel (Turkmenistan); Ала Арча Улуттук Парк (жалпы район, мүмкүн болсо, конкреттүү жерди колдонуңуз) [Ala Archa National Park (general area, please use a more specific location if possible)] (Kyrgyzstan); Auto selected (Iran); Озорное - чыгыш көлмөлөрү [Ozornoe - Eastern Ponds] (Kyrgyzstan); Бишкектин канализациялык көлмөлөрү [Bishkek sewage ponds] (Kyrgyzstan).

Photo: (c) Pavel Komkov, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist