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 Riding Mountain National Park
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
📅 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 Riding Mountain National Park?
About 41% of visitor-days record a American Goldfinch sighting in Riding Mountain National Park, based on 212 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Goldfinch in Riding Mountain National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for American Goldfinch in Riding Mountain National Park in our monthly data.