0 a small brightly coloured bird of the finch family, with yellow feathers. Some types also have red feathers on their heads. --
American goldfinches make very poor hosts for brood parasites, with studies showing low hatching rates of brown-headed cowbird eggs and no fledging success.
Its call is "tsit-it-it", and the song is warbled goldfinch-like trills and whistles given in display flight or from a high perch.
The site also has large numbers of rabbits and goldfinches.
Local birds include chachalaca, quail, dove, sparrow, goldfinch, orioles, hawks and eagles.
A sparrowhawk flew into the room, seized the goldfinch, and he was never seen again.
One was a picture of a goldfinch.
I talked to the master and discovered that in the last few years there had been a phenomenal increase in the number of goldfinches in that area.
He found a barrow with wooden cages containing linnets, goldfinches, and a variety of other birds, and as buying was brisk he described exactly what took place.