1) Bird genus 2) Genus carduelis 
The genus Carduelis is a group of birds in the finch family Fringillidae. It formerly included the greenfinches, redpolls, crossbills, American goldfinches, and the non-African siskins before they were split into separate genera. No species of this group ranges far into Africa (where they are replaced by the related genus Serinus), and the centers...
[n] - in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the Fringillidae: goldfinches
genus Carduelis noun in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets