Birds of Guyana
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PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae (Finches)
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Genus: Spinus (6 species, 20 worldwide)
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Red Siskin
(Spinus cucullatus)
Endangered
Hooded Siskin
(Spinus magellanicus tucumanus) Female
Yala, Argentina
Hooded Siskin
(Spinus magellanicus)
Colca Canyon, Peru
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Olivaceous Siskin
(Spinus olivaceus)
Lesser Goldfinch
(Spinus psaltria) Female
ProAves Cerulean Warbler Reserve, San Vicente de Chucuri, Santander, Colombia
Note distinctive forked tail.
Lesser Goldfinch
(Spinus psaltria)
ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia
Andean Siskin
(Spinus spinescens)
Colombia
Male has black head. Female plain and similar to other siskins.
Photograph by Terry S. Baltimore © All Rights Reserved.
Yellow-bellied Siskin
(Spinus xanthogastrus) Male
Manizales, Colombia
Yellow-bellied Siskin
(Spinus xanthogastrus) Female
Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
The female is very similar to the Andean Siskin, but is usually at a lower altitude.
