Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Agents Facet
3. Living Organisms (hierarchy name)
4. living organisms (entities)
5. Eukaryota (domain)
6. Animalia (kingdom)
7. Chordata (phylum)
8. Vertebrata (subphylum)
9. Aves (class)
10. Passeriformes (order)
11. Fringillidae (family)
12. Carduelis (genus)

Anotations

Scope note:

General term referring to members of several species of songbirds of the genus Carduelis, all characterized by sharp, pointed bills, short tails, and bright yellow plumage. In Christian art, the goldfinch is a symbol of the human soul, often held captive by the infant Jesus.