Range Description: Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria

Summary of the extent of the breeding, wintering, migration and year-round range of this species in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico:

Central America - Resident year-round: 105,306 square km
Mexico - Resident year-round: 1,469,997 square km; Wintering only: 182,432 square km
South America - Resident year-round: 261,813 square km
U.S.A. - Resident year-round: 844,784 square km; Breeding only: 1,261,872 square km; Wintering only: 39,769 square km