Afghanistan,Albania,Algeria,Andorra,Armenia,Australia,Austria,Azerbaijan,Belarus,Belgium, Bermuda(I),Bosnia and Herzegovina,Brazil,Bulgaria,Cape Verde(I),China,Croatia,Cyprus,Czech Republic,Denmark, Egypt,Estonia,Finland,France,Georgia,Germany,Gibraltar,Great Britain,Greece,Hungary, India - mainland,Iran,Iraq,Ireland,Israel,Italy,Jordan,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Latvia, Lebanon,Libya,Liechtenstein,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Macedonia,Malta,Moldova,Monaco,Mongolia, Morocco,Nepal,Netherlands,New Zealand,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Russia,San Marino, Saudi Arabia,Serbia and Montenegro,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,Syria,Tajikistan,Tunisia, Turkey,Turkmenistan,Ukraine,Uruguay(I),Uzbekistan,
IOC 9.1 Subspecies
Group
Subspecies
Breeding Range
britannica
British Isles, nw France and w Netherlands
caniceps
w Pakistan to nw Himalayas, sw Tibet and c Nepal
subulata
ne Kazakhstan, sc Siberia and w Mongolia
paropanisi
w Turkmenistan and e Iran to nw China
frigoris
sw and sc Siberia
volgensis
s Ukraine, s European Russia and nw Kazakhstan
colchica
n Caucasus and Crimea (s Ukraine)
brevirostris
e Turkey, s Caucasus and n Iran
niediecki
Middle East
balcanica
Balkans, Greece, Crete and nw Turkey
tschusii
Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily
parva
sw Europe, nw Africa, Madeira, Balearic and Canary Is.
carduelis
s Scandinavia to c France and Italy and east to c European Russia
Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara)
AN
Antarctica
AO
Atlantic Ocean
AU
Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu)
EU
Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan)
IO
Indian Ocean
LA
Latin America (Middle and South America)
MA
Middle America (Mexico through Panama)
NA
North America (includes the Caribbean)
NO
Northern oceans
OR
Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas)
