American goldfinch
Refers specifically to the North American species Carduelis tristis. In everyday Japanese, the katakana name オウゴンヒワ is standard.
The American goldfinch is a small bird that lives in North America.
Kanji form is rare and mainly encountered in older or specialized texts; the katakana spelling is strongly preferred.
The name combines 黄金 (おうごん, 'gold') and 鶸 (ひわ, 'siskin' or 'greenfinch'), referring to the bird's yellow plumage. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is a straightforward descriptive compound.