Yellow-rumped Siskin (Spinus uropygialis)

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1862)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, lowland dry shrubland, high altitude shrubland. From 2,000 - 3,500 m, occasionally 1,800 - 4,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru.

Breeds central Chile and adjacent north-western Argentina; some migrate north to southern and central Peru and western 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 (7)...)

Yellow-rumped Siskin (Spinus) [XC374137]
by Cristian Pinto Fernandez from Embalse El Yeso, Chile (song)

Yellow-rumped Siskin (Spinus uropygialis) [XC44370]
by Cristian Pinto from Embalse El Yeso, Chile (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Has recently been proposed that this species be placed in genus Spinus or Sporagra, and revision may be justifiable as phylogenetic analysis indicates that South American siskins are only distantly related to the two Holarctic species (Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) and Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)), but comprehensive review of all species currently included within present genus is required in order to determine true relationships. Hybridizes with Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus) in southern Peru.

References
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