Antillean Siskin - BirdForum Opus

Male (right) and female Hispaniolan Crossbill (left)
Photo by caribemotion
Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic

Spinus dominicensis

Carduelis dominicensis

Identification

Male: mostly yellow with greenish back, black hood that includes throat, and yellow bill. Notice also the pattern on underside of tail, pale with black tip.
Female: mostly greenish. Underside is paler with greyish-green stripes. Upperside has whitish wing bars and yellow edges making a panel on the folded wing. Upperside of tail is black with yellow patches on the basal half.

Distribution

Female
Photo by njlarsen
Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic, September 2013

Hispaniola: Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Formerly included in genus Carduelis.

Habitat

Montane pine forests and at least seasonally in broadleaf. Usually above 500 m asl.

Behaviour

Food is seeds and fruit.

Nesting usually in pine forest.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Antillean Siskin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Antillean_Siskin

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