Black-capped Siskin
Spinus atriceps(Salvin, O, 1863)
English (US) Black-capped Siskin
The Black-capped Siskin (Spinus atriceps) 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: coniferous forest of southern Mexico (Chiapas) and western GuatemalaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Spinus atriceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-capped Siskin
- Described by
- (Salvin, O, 1863)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Chrysomitris atriceps
- Described by
- (Salvin, O, 1863)
- Type locality
- near Quetzaltenango, 8,000 ft., Guatemala.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863, pt.2 p.190
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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