American goldfinch (female)
Carduelis tristis

Size: 5 inches
Overall Color: olive and white and black
Occurrence: open areas
Diet: seeds, insects, berries
Nest: cup in shrub or tree 20-40 ft high
Field Identification: yellowish head breast back, whitish rump, dark gray wings, white wing bar, thick orangish bill
Season: year-round

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: passeriformes
Family: 84 Fringillidae (finches,crossbills,grosbeaks,siskins,goldfinches)
Genus: Carduelis
Species: tristis