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American goldfinch

Species of bird

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 23, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
Source-derived summary

The American goldfinch is a small North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canada–United States border to Mexico during the winter.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “American goldfinch” as species of bird. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around American, goldfinch and Species.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current 40-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with American, goldfinch and Species providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “American goldfinch”, the useful work is to connect “species of bird” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

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Stable identifiers, scientific names and standards terminology offer the best bridge between this overview and specialist evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 23, 2026.

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This entry incorporates text from “American goldfinch” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.