Gowdspink

The Gowdspink or Gowdie (Carduelis carduelis) is a wee birdie that's weel kent as gairden birds in Scotland an haes a fondness for the seeds o the thristle an the taisle. They wis aften taen as birds for the cage but this is nou ootwi the law.

Merk that Spinus spinus is kent as the gowdie an aw.

References

Category:Carduelis
Category:Birds o Asie
Goldfinch, European

Category:Birds o Europe

Category:Birds o Ukraine
Category:Ainimals descrived in 1758