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[[File:Hooded_Siskin_Male_CELSO.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Celso+Paris|Celso Paris}}<br />Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Southeastern [[Brazil]], May 2021]]
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[[Image:Hooded_Siskin.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by luisrock62]]
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''Carduelis magellanica''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Photo taken at the ecological reservoir in Buenos Aires.
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10–12 cm (4-4¾ in) <br />
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*Greenish-yellow overall plumage
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*Black head, wings and tail
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Females are duller with a greenish-olive upperparts, yellowish-green breast and sides.
  
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The Hooded Siskin (Carduelis magellanica) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae which is native to South America. It is commonly found in flocks, feeding in trees or bushes or on the ground. The diet consists mainly of seeds together with buds, leaves and some insects.
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==Distribution==
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[[Image:Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica icterica female.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''ictericus''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Celso+Paris|Celso Paris}}<br />Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, SE [[Brazil]], 2017]]
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[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]], [[Chile]], [[Argentina]]
  
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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.
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==Taxonomy==
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Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Carduelis|Carduelis]]''.
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====Subspecies====
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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.
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*''S. m. capitalis'': Mountains of extreme southern [[Colombia]] to [[Ecuador]] and north-western [[Peru]]
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*''S. m. longirostris'': South East [[Venezuela]] to [[Guyana]] and northern [[Brazil]]
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*''S. m. paulus'': Tropical and subtropical southern [[Ecuador]] and western Peru (south to Arequipa)
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*''S. m. peruanus'': Tropical and subtropical central Peru (Huánuco to Ayacucho and Cuzco)
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*''S. m. urubambensis'': Temperate southern Peru (Cuzco) to northern [[Chile]] (Tarapacá)
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*''S. m. bolivianus'': Temperate central and southern [[Bolivia]]
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*''S. m. tucumanus'': North West [[Argentina]] (Jujuy, Santiago and Santa Fe to Mendoza)
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*''S. m. santaecrucis'': East foothills of Andes of Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
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*''S. m. alleni'': South East Bolivia to [[Paraguay]], north-eastern Argentina and southern Brazil
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*''S. m. ictericus'': South East Brazil (Minas Gerais) to Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina
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*''S. m. magellanicus'': [[Uruguay]] and eastern Argentina (southern Corrientes to Río Negro)
  
  
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==Habitat==
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Woodland, savannas, scrubland, farmland, parks and gardens.
  
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Hooded Siskins are 10 to 14 cm in length. The male is largely green above and yellow below with a black head. It has a 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.
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==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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The diet consists mainly of seeds together with buds, leaves and some insects.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2018)
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==External Links==
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The twittering song may be uttered from a perch or in flight. It is varied and fast and sometimes contains imitations of other birds.
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It inhabits woodland, savannas, scrubland, farmland, parks and gardens. It occurs from sea-level up to 5000 m. In eastern South America it is found from central Argentina north to central Brazil. In the Andean region it occurs from north-west Argentina and northern Chile north to central Colombia. There is an isolated population in south-east Venezuela, Guyana and the Brazilian state of Roraima
 
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==External Links==
 
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*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=hooded+siskin View more images of Hooded Siskin in the gallery]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 1 June 2023

Male
Photo © by Celso Paris
Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, May 2021
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

Female, subspecies ictericus
Photo © by Celso Paris
Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, SE Brazil, 2017

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

  1. 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/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2018)

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External Links

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