1) Bird family 2) Bird subfamily 3) Subfamily carduelinae 
The cardueline finches are a subfamily, Carduelinae, one of at least three subfamilies of the finch family Fringillidae, the others being the Fringillinae and the Euphoniinae. The Hawaiian honeycreepers are usually now considered in this subfamily. Cardueline finches are specialised to eating seeds, and unlike most passerine birds, they feed their...
[n] - used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches
subfamily Carduelinae noun used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches