Lawrence's goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei (Cassin, 1850)
The lawrence's goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.2 g to 11.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the lawrence's goldfinch
- Weight
- 10.2 g – 11.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the lawrence's goldfinch live?
Not recorded
What is the lawrence's goldfinch?
Lawrence's goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei) is a small songbird of erratic distribution that breeds in California and Baja California and winters in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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Is the lawrence's goldfinch endangered?
The lawrence's goldfinch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the lawrence's goldfinch classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae
- genusSpinus
- SpeciesSpinus lawrencei (Cassin, 1850)
Synonyms Astragalinus lawrencei, Carduelis lawrencei
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- حسون لورنسArabic
- حسُّون لورنسArabic
- Калифорнийски щиглецBulgarian
- cadernera de LawrenceCatalan
- čížek kalifornskýCzech
- PragtsiskenDanish
- MaskenzeisigGerman
- kalifornia kardeloEsperanto
- Jilguero grisSpanish
- Jilguerito Cara NegraSpanish
- Jilguero de LawrenceSpanish
- hõbesiisikeEstonian
- kaliforniantikliFinnish
- Tarin grisFrench
- Chardonneret grisFrench
- kalifornijski čižakCroatian
- álarcos csízHungarian
- lucherino di LawrenceItalian
- Cardellino di LawrenceItalian
- カオグロキンヒワJapanese
- Lorenco alksninukasLithuanian
- pelēkais dadzītisLatvian
- MaskergeelvinkDutch
- gråstillitsNorwegian
- czyż wspaniałyPolish
- lugre-de-lawrencePortuguese
- pintassilgo-mascaradoPortuguese
- Масковый чижRussian
- Маскированный чижRussian
- Чиж ЛавренцияRussian
- stehlík dubovýSlovak
- Lorensov američki čižakSerbian
- kaliforniensiskaSwedish
- Lawrence sakasıTurkish
- Lawrence İsketesiTurkish
- чиж масковийUkrainian
- 加州金翅雀Chinese
- 加利福尼亞金翅雀Chinese
Relatives of the lawrence's goldfinch
Other species in the same genus Spinus.
Eurasian siskin
Spinus spinus
American goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Red siskin
Spinus cucullatus
Black siskin
Spinus atratus
Pine siskin
Spinus pinus
Lesser goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
CompareLawrence's goldfinch vs Eurasian siskinLawrence's goldfinch vs American goldfinchLawrence's goldfinch vs Red siskinLawrence's goldfinch vs Black siskin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the lawrence's goldfinch?
An adult lawrence's goldfinch weighs 10.2 g – 11.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the lawrence's goldfinch endangered?
The lawrence's goldfinch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the lawrence's goldfinch?
The lawrence's goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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