Birds of Nicaragua BETA

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


Black-headed Siskin
Black-headed Siskin (Spinus notatus forreri)
La Petaca Road, Sinaloa, Mexico   		   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.



Lesser Goldfinch
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria colombianus) Male
ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

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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