American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusSpinus (Siskins and New World Goldfinches)
- SpeciesSpinus tristis (American Goldfinch)
Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a American Goldfinch in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a American Goldfinch sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Goldfinch in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for American Goldfinch in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.