| Common Name: | Goldfinch, Lesser | | Scientific Name: | Carduelis psaltria | | Family: | Fringillidae | | Area: | Santee Lakes - Santee, California | | Date: | December 15, 2010 | 
Lesser Goldfinches are 1/2" smaller than American Goldfinches. The males are easy to separate with the Lesser's black crown extending the full length of the head and with an olive back as opposed to the solid yellow of the American's back. | 
female - Schad Road - Elkton, Oregon - - - September 24, 2010 | | Reference: | National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America |
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