European Goldfinch
S2, Male, anterior
Adelaide Hills
European Goldfinch
S2, Male, back
 
                      
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Perching Birds (Passeriformes)
Family: True Finch (Fringillidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
This Photo:     🔍S2, Male, profile🔎

Thank you John Glover for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere
It's difficult to separate out the males and females.
Males have more red on the face above the eye; towards the rear.

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This species is classed as If (Foreign Introduction)