Order: Passeriformes | Family: Fringillidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Western Colombia
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Western Colombia
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Western Colombia
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Western Colombia
Status: The Lesser Goldfinch is uncommon in scrub and edges of deciduous forest in northwest Peru at elevations ranging from the lowlands to 2800 m along the west slope of the Andes. It also occurs in Co and Ec.
Name in Spanish: Jilguero Menor
Sub-species: Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria colombiana), Lafresnaye, 1843.
Meaning of Name: Spinus: Gr. Spinos= unidentified bird mentioned in ancient Greek writing, usually treated as a type of finch. psaltria: Gr. Psallō= to sing, to play the lyre, psaltri= singer.
Formerly known as Astragalinus psaltria (2018).

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.