The lesser goldfinch is an inhabitant of scrubby habitats of the West. Most populations live permanently along the west coast and the Southwest, while others breed in more northern regions ...

Knowing how to attract goldfinches to your backyard is about more than setting up any old bird feeder. These gorgeous ...

Males are very distinct from other goldfinch species ... A very pale female lesser can show whitish undertail coverts, but it has a different wing pattern than all Americans and is always greener ...

All other plumages can be separated from the lesser goldfinch by their bolder wing pattern and white undertail coverts. The female Lawrence’s goldfinch is gray like a nonbreeding adult female ...