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The European goldfinch or simply the goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family that is native to Europe, North Africa and western and central Asia. It has been introduced to other areas, including Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay and the United States.
The Manitowish Chain O Lakes is a chain of lakes consisting of 10 lakes that includes: Rest Lake (809 acres), Stone Lake (139 acres), Fawn Lake (74 acres), Clear Lake (555 acres), Spider Lake (272 acres), Island Lake (1023 acres), Manitowish Lake (496 acres), Little Star Lake (245 acres), Wild Rice Lake (379 acres), and Alder Lake (274 acres).
The genus Carduelis was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 by tautonomy based on Carl Linnaeus's specific epithet for the European goldfinch Fringilla carduelis. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The name carduelis is the Latin word for the European goldfinch.
European carp (Cyprinus carpio) (I) Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) (I) Family Leuciscidae (True minnow) Northern redbelly dace Northern pikeminnow Fallfish. Central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum) Northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos) Finescale dace (Chrosomus neogaeus) Redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus) Lake chub (Couesius plumbeus)
Spinus finches are gregarious and may breed and forage in small groups. [9] In the non-breeding season, these species generally disperse away from the breeding grounds and small flocks roam nomadically in search of food; these flocks may be of one species or mixed with other species in the genus.
Oryza rufipogon is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. [2] [3] It is known as brownbeard rice, [4] wild rice, [5] and red rice. [5]In 1965, Oryza nivara was separated off from O. rufipogon.
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located in Aitkin County in east central Minnesota, five miles south of the community of McGregor. It was established in 1935 for waterfowl habitat preservation. The refuge includes Rice Lake itself, a shallow, 3,600-acre wild rice-producing lake. [2]
Southern or annual wild rice (Z. aquatica), also an annual, grows in the Saint Lawrence River, the state of Florida, [5] and on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. [6] [7] Texas wild rice is a perennial plant found only in a small area along the San Marcos River in central Texas. One species is native to Asia: