Carduelis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Fringillidae
Genus
Carduelis

The genus Carduelis is a large group of birds in the finch family Fringillidae. It includes the linnets, redpolls, goldfinches, greenfinches, and some siskins.

Species are

  • Yellow-breasted Greenfinch, Carduelis spinoides
  • Vietnamese Greenfinch, Carduelis monguilloti
  • European Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris
  • Black-headed Greenfinch, Carduelis ambigua
  • Common Redpoll, Carduelis flammea
  • Lesser Redpoll, Carduelis cabaret
  • Arctic Redpoll, or Hoary Redpoll, Carduelis hornemanni
  • Eurasian Siskin, Carduelis spinus
  • Pine Siskin, Carduelis pinus
  • Black-capped Siskin, Carduelis atriceps
  • Black-headed Siskin, Carduelis notata
  • Andean Siskin, Carduelis spinescens
  • Yellow-faced Siskin, Carduelis yarrellii
  • Thick-billed Siskin, Carduelis crassirostris
  • Hooded Siskin, Carduelis magellanica
  • Yellow-bellied Siskin, Carduelis xanthogastra
  • Saffron Siskin, Carduelis siemiradzkii
  • Olivaceous Siskin, Carduelis olivacea
  • Red Siskin, Carduelis cucullata
  • Antillean Siskin, Carduelis dominicensis
  • Lesser Goldfinch, Carduelis psaltria
  • Lawrence's Goldfinch, Carduelis lawrencei
  • Black-chinned Siskin, Carduelis barbata
  • Black Siskin, Carduelis atrata
  • Yellow-rumped Siskin, Carduelis uropygialis
  • American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis
  • European Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
  • Oriental Greenfinch, Carduelis sinica
  • Twite, Carduelis flavirostris
  • Eurasian Linnet, Carduelis cannabina
  • Yemen Linnet, Carduelis yemenensis
  • Warsangli Linnet, Carduelis johannis