Birds of Brazil

    PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias)  
Genus: Spinus (2 species, 20 worldwide)


Hooded Siskin
Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus) Male
Colca Canyon, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Hooded Siskin
Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus paulus) Female
Mejía, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Generally an Andean species, but (in Peru) sometimes makes its way down to sea level.

Yellow-faced Siskin
Yellow-faced Siskin (Spinus yarrellii) Vulnerable
Sento Sé, Bahia, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Ciro Albano - NE Brazil Birding   © All Rights Reserved.



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