"Carduelis carduelis" shine sunan kimiyya don ƙaramin tsuntsu mai wucewa wanda aka fi sani da European Goldfinch. Yana cikin dangin finches, Fringillidae, kuma ana samunsa a Turai, Arewacin Afirka, da yammacin Asiya. Namijin Goldfinch na Turai yana da alamomin jajaye masu haske a fuskarsa da kuma fukafukan rawaya da baƙar fata, yayin da mace ba ta da alamar fiɗa. An san tsuntsun da waƙar farin ciki kuma galibi ana adana shi azaman dabba ko amfani da shi wajen ayyukan kallon tsuntsaye.