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Photo by Oregonian
Guatemala City, May 2006

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. notatus:

• Oak-pine forests of eastern Mexico (San Luis Potosí) to northern Guatemala

• C. n. forreri:

• Oak-pine belt of western Mexico (southern Sonora and Chihuahua to Guerrero)

• C. n. oleaceus:

• Coniferous forests of Belize to Honduras and northern Nicaragua

Sometimes placed in the genus Spinus^[1]

Habitat

Moist montanes between 2000-3000m. Agricultural, woodland and gardens.

References

1. 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.
2. Avibase
3. BF Member observations

• List of references

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

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