Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusSpinus (Siskins and New World Goldfinches)
- SpeciesSpinus psaltria (Lesser Goldfinch)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
📅 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 Lesser Goldfinch in Olympic National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Lesser Goldfinch sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Goldfinch in Olympic National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Goldfinch in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.