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[[Image:Hooded_Siskin.jpg|thumb|350px|right|'''Male'''. Photo by luisrock62 <br />Photo taken at the ecological reservoir in Buenos Aires.]] | [[Image:Hooded_Siskin.jpg|thumb|350px|right|'''Male'''. Photo by luisrock62 <br />Photo taken at the ecological reservoir in Buenos Aires.]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
10 to 14 cm in length. Green above and yellow below with a black head, narrow yellow collar and a yellow rump. The tail is black with yellow sides to the base and the wings are black with a broad yellow band. Females are duller with a green-brown head, yellow-green breast and sides and a whitish belly. | 10 to 14 cm in length. Green above and yellow below with a black head, narrow yellow collar and a yellow rump. The tail is black with yellow sides to the base and the wings are black with a broad yellow band. Females are duller with a green-brown head, yellow-green breast and sides and a whitish belly. | ||
Revision as of 03:33, 11 May 2009
- Carduelis magellanica
Identification
10 to 14 cm in length. Green above and yellow below with a black head, narrow yellow collar and a yellow rump. The tail is black with yellow sides to the base and the wings are black with a broad yellow band. Females are duller with a green-brown head, yellow-green breast and sides and a whitish belly.
Distribution
Taxonomy
There are 11 subspecies including the Santa Cruz Siskin, C. m. santaecrucis, of central and eastern Bolivia which is sometimes considered to be a separate species.
Habitat
Woodland, savannas, scrubland, farmland, parks and gardens.
Behaviour
The diet consists mainly of seeds together with buds, leaves and some insects.
