Black-headed Siskin
Spinus notatus(Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL, 1847)
English (US) Black-headed Siskin
The Black-headed Siskin (Spinus notatus) 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 notatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-headed Siskin
- Described by
- (Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL, 1847)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Spinus notatus notatus
- Spinus notatus forreri
- Spinus notatus oleaceus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Carduelis notata
- Described by
- (Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL, 1847)
- Type locality
- Mexico; Jalapa, Veracruz, designated by Todd, 1926, Ann. Carnegie Mus., 17, p. 68.
- Original description
- Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles 14 pt2 p.106
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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