Gray-crowned Goldfinch (Carduelis caniceps)

Gray-crowned Goldfinch, a reference photo — Photo: Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan from Aliabad, Hunza, Pakistan · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The grey-crowned goldfinch (Carduelis caniceps), also known as the eastern goldfinch, Himalayan goldfinch or the grey-capped goldfinch, is a small passerine bird in the family Fringillidae that is distributed throughout Central Asia and the Himalayas.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Gray-crowned Goldfinch being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Carduelis carduelis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Genus: Carduelis
Species: Carduelis caniceps

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