Stieglitz

goldfinch

noun SHTEE-glits Rare

Also means

European goldfinch

Usage Note

Stieglitz (Carduelis carduelis) is a colourful finch with a red face and yellow wing bars; it is closely associated with thistles (Disteln), whose seeds it specialises in extracting. Highly popular as a cage bird historically, it is now protected.

Examples

"Ein Stieglitz fraß an den Disteln am Wegrand."

Natural Translation

A goldfinch fed on the thistles at the roadside.

Literal Translation

A goldfinch ate on the thistles at-the path-edge.

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