Olivaceous Siskin (Spinus olivaceus)

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
10 - 11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,200 - 3,000 m, occasionally down to 900 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru.

Eastern slope of Andes from eastern and south-eastern Ecuador south to Peru and west-central Bolivia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (21)...)

Olivaceous Siskin (Spinus) [XC45800]
by Tayler Brooks from Abra Maruncunca, Puno, Peru (call)

Olivaceous Siskin (Spinus olivaceus) [XC261331]
by Leonardo Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez-Delgado from Napo: km 11.6 Narupa-Loreto road, Ecuador (call, calls)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Has been considered conspecific with Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus), differing mainly in habitat preference, but hybridizes in area of range overlap in north-western Peru. Further research is required.

References
See References.

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