(1) Small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings
(2) American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
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A small passerinebird of the finch family; the European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis, the American goldfinch, Carduelis tristis, Lawrence's Goldfinch, Carduelis lawrencei, or the lesser goldfinch, Carduelis psaltria.
