Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus(Vieillot, LJP, 1805)
English (US) Hooded Siskin
The Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Spinus magellanicus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hooded Siskin
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1805)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 12 subspecies for this species.
- Spinus magellanicus capitalis
- Spinus magellanicus paulus
- Spinus magellanicus peruanus
- Spinus magellanicus urubambensis
- Spinus magellanicus santaecrucis
- Spinus magellanicus bolivianus
- Spinus magellanicus hoyi
- Spinus magellanicus tucumanus
- Spinus magellanicus alleni
- Spinus magellanicus ictericus
- Spinus magellanicus magellanicus
- Spinus magellanicus longirostris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla magellanica
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1805)
- Type locality
- southern America and vicinity of Straits of Magellan [=error] ; Buenos Aires, Argentina designated by Todd, 1926, Ann. Carnegie Mus., 17, p. 61.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des plus beaux oiseaux chanteurs de la zone torride p.54 pl.30
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Red Siskin
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Thick-billed Siskin
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Saffron Siskin
Spinus siemiradzkii
Olivaceous Siskin
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Black Siskin
Spinus atratus
Yellow-rumped Siskin
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Black-chinned Siskin
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