Is it a member of the Parvorder Sylviida?
noIs it a member of the Parvorder Sylviida?
noIs it a member of the Parvorder Muscicapida?
yesIs it a member of the Parvorder Passerida?
noIs it a member of the Superfamily Emberizoidea?
no. some species live in EuropeIs it a member of the Ploceidae?
No. They have species in the Americas tooIs it a member of the Passeridae?
yesIs it a member of the Fringillidae?
yesIs it a member of the Carduellinae?
no. the genus is absent from the southern hemisphereIs it a member of Crithagra?
no. some member of the genus live in the AmericasIs it a member of Carduelis?