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Carduelis psaltria
Lesser Goldfinch
Rocky Mountain National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carduelis psaltria (Say, 1822)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Lesser Goldfinch
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Fringillidae, Genus Spinus, Species Carduelis psaltria


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Aztec Ruins National Monument	Badlands National Park
Bandelier National Monument	Cabrillo National Monument
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument	Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Channel Islands National Park	Chiricahua National Monument
City Of Rocks National Reserve	Coronado National Memorial
Devils Postpile National Monument	El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument	Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Fort Union National Monument
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Great Basin National Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	John Muir National Historic Site
Manzanar National Historic Site	Mesa Verde National Park
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Navajo National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Pecos National Historical Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Petroglyph National Monument	Pinnacles National Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Redwood National Park	Saguaro National Park
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Tonto National Monument	Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Walnut Canyon National Monument
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Wupatki National Monument
Yucca House National Monument


Last Modified Date:	1/7/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/18/2025 1:53:46 PM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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