Black Siskin
Spinus atratus(d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
English (US) Black Siskin
The Black Siskin (Spinus atratus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Andes of central Peru to northern Chile and ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Spinus atratus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Siskin
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Carduelis atratus
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
- Type locality
- La Paz, Bolivia.
- Original description
- Magasin de Zoologie 7 cl.2 p.83
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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