European Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis, is a species of passerine bird in the finch family found in cropland, grassland and woodland and forest ecosystems. It is a widespread resident across most of Europe. This species inhabits open or sparse deciduous woodland and mixed deciduous and conifer woods, forest edges, thickets, heaths, hedgerows, streams, riverine and marshy areas with bushes and trees, roadside verges, steppe grasslands with scattered trees to edges of semi-desert areas, scrub, orchards, edges of cultivation and parks and gardens (European Red List 2015).

Carduelis carduelis has a breeding population size of 23500000-32600000 pairs and a breeding range size of 3420000 square kilometres in the EU27. The breeding population trend in the EU27 is Stable in the short term and Stable in the long term.

The EU population status of Carduelis carduelis was assessed as Secure, because the species does not meet any of the IUCN Red List criteria for threatened or Near Threatened, or the criteria for Depleted or Declining (the EU27 population or range has not declined by 20% or more since 1980).