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- Carduelis notata
Spinus notatus
Identification
Male - black head and chest, black shoulders, golden yellow upperparts and underparts.
Female - similar to male but lacks the black chest.
Distribution
North and Central America
North America: Texas
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 3 subspecies:
- C. n. notata:
- C. n. forreri:
- Oak-pine belt of western Mexico (southern Sonora and Chihuahua to Guerrero)
- C. n. oleacea:
Sometimes placed in the genus Spinus[1]
Habitat
Moist montanes between 2000-3000m. Agricultural, woodland and gardens.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-headed Siskin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-headed_Siskin