Birds of Peru

    PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias)  
Genus: Spinus (8 species, 20 worldwide)


Black Siskin
Black Siskin (Spinus atratus)
Mendoza, Argentina
  In flight.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Black Siskin
Black Siskin (Spinus atratus)
Puno Province, Peru  
   
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Black Siskin
Black Siskin (Spinus atratus) Female
Lago Junín, Peru
  The female may look like the male, or may have more yellow.
   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Thick-billed Siskin
Thick-billed Siskin (Spinus crassirostris amadoni) Male
La Quinua, Pasco region, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Hooded Siskin
Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus) Male
Colca Canyon, Peru  
   
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Hooded Siskin
Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus paulus) Female
Mejía, Peru  
   
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Generally an Andean species, but (in Peru) sometimes makes its way down to sea level.

Olivaceous Siskin
Olivaceous Siskin (Spinus olivaceus) Male
Manu National Park, Peru  
   
Photograph by Joel N. Rosenthal   © All Rights Reserved.

Olivaceous Siskin
Olivaceous Siskin (Spinus olivaceus) Female
Manu National Park, Peru  
   
Photograph by Joel N. Rosenthal   © All Rights Reserved.



Lesser Goldfinch
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria colombianus) Male
ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
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Lesser Goldfinch
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Female
Copacabana, Antioquia, Colombia
  Note small size and distinctive forked tail.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A more yellowish female.

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Saffron Siskin (Spinus siemiradzkii)
   


Similar to Hooded Siskin but note lowland range.

Yellow-rumped Siskin
Yellow-rumped Siskin (Spinus uropygialis) Male
San Pedro de Casta, Peru
  Note streaked back, yellow rump, larger size than other Siskins, and thick yellow wing bar.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Yellow-rumped Siskin
Yellow-rumped Siskin (Spinus uropygialis) Immature
San Pedro de Casta, Peru  
   
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Yellow-bellied Siskin
Yellow-bellied Siskin (Spinus xanthogastrus) Male
Manizales, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Yellow-bellied Siskin
Yellow-bellied Siskin (Spinus xanthogastrus xanthogastrus) Female
Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Found from 1500 to 2800m, and is a bit patchily distributed. Compare female to Andean Siskin female, usually found higher.


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