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The Antillean siskin is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs about 9 g (0.3 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a black crown, face, and throat with a narrow bright yellow collar around their neck. Their lower nape, scapulars, and back are light olive-green and their rump and uppertail coverts a brighter olive-yellow. Their tail is mostly black with wide, deep yellow, edges at the bases of the outer feathers. Their wings have a complicated pattern. Their greater coverts are blackish brown with yellowish-olive edges and bright yellow tips. Voice: The Antillean siskin's vocalizations include a "soft chutchut", a "higher-pitched swee-ee" and a "low, bubbling trill".
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When to see the Antillean Siskin
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Antillean Siskin
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Antillean Siskin
The Antillean siskin is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola that is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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Easily confused with
Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostrisThe thick-billed siskin is one of the larger members of genus Spinus and has the eponymous thick bill.
Saffron SiskinSpinus siemiradzkiiThe saffron siskin grows to a length of about 10 to 10.5 cm (3.9 to 4.1 in).
Black-capped SiskinSpinus atricepsThe black-capped siskin is 11 to 13 cm (4.3 to 5.1 in) long.
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