- Spinus magellanicus
Carduelis magellanica
Identification
10–12 cm (4-4¾ in)
- Greenish-yellow overall plumage
- Black head, wings and tail
Females are duller with a greenish-olive upperparts, yellowish-green breast and sides.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Carduelis.
Subspecies
There are 11 subspecies including the Santa Cruz Siskin, S. m. santaecrucis, of central and eastern Bolivia which is sometimes considered to be a separate species.
- S. m. capitalis: Mountains of extreme southern Colombia to Ecuador and north-western Peru
- S. m. longirostris: South East Venezuela to Guyana and northern Brazil
- S. m. paulus: Tropical and subtropical southern Ecuador and western Peru (south to Arequipa)
- S. m. peruanus: Tropical and subtropical central Peru (Huánuco to Ayacucho and Cuzco)
- S. m. urubambensis: Temperate southern Peru (Cuzco) to northern Chile (Tarapacá)
- S. m. bolivianus: Temperate central and southern Bolivia
- S. m. tucumanus: North West Argentina (Jujuy, Santiago and Santa Fe to Mendoza)
- S. m. santaecrucis: East foothills of Andes of Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
- S. m. alleni: South East Bolivia to Paraguay, north-eastern Argentina and southern Brazil
- S. m. ictericus: South East Brazil (Minas Gerais) to Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina
- S. m. magellanicus: Uruguay and eastern Argentina (southern Corrientes to Río Negro)
Habitat
Woodland, savannas, scrubland, farmland, parks and gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists mainly of seeds together with buds, leaves and some insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Hooded Siskin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hooded_Siskin
External Links
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