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 LC    Black-capped Siskin* Id (Atlas):
    Spinus atriceps

Description (10)
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Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
11 - 11.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvin, 1863)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 2,350 - 3,050 m.

Range (Guide)
Guatemala (B), Mexico (B).

South-eastern Mexico and western Guatemala.
 
Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Often in flocks.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

 
Black-capped Siskin (Spinus) [XC34082]
     by id from Fuentes Georginas, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (call)

 
Black-capped Siskin (Spinus atriceps) [XC880310]
     by Jesse Fagan from Uni\u00f3n Reforma, San Marcos, Guatemala (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Thought to form a superspecies with Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) and Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus). Hybridizes with Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) of southern subspecies perplexa, progeny showing intermediate characters; may be conspecific, but extent of reproductive isolation between these two taxa requires further research.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Black-capped Siskin (Spinus atriceps) - 10 files


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