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Black-capped Siskin

Spinus atriceps

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernSeedsForestCup nestTiny · 13 g
Black-capped Siskin (Spinus atriceps), photo 1
Photo: Bale & Danielsson; Bannwarth, Th.; Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company; Godman, Frederick Du Cane; Hanhart; Horman-Fisher, Maud; Knight, H.; Mintern Bros.; Purkiss, W.; Salvin, Osbert; Saunders, G. S.; Schlereth, M. v.; Sharp, M. A.; Taylor & Francis; Wilson, Edwin · Public domain

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The black-capped siskin is 11 to 13 cm (4.3 to 5.1 in) long. One male weighed 12.5 g (0.44 oz) and one female14.5 g (0.51 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have black lores, forehead, and crown. Their chin and throat are blackish and the rest of their head is dark greenish olive. Their nape is deep green and their back and rump a lighter green. Their tail feathers are mostly black or blackish with thin bright yellowish green edges and bright yellow bases on the outermost pair. Their wings have a complicated pattern. Their median coverts are bright olive-green. Voice: The black-capped siskin's song is "a varied buzzy, tinkling, liquid warble". Its calls include a "buzzy tzzzeeeeee!", a "tzeep! or double-noted tzeep-cheet!", and a "chit'chit'chit'chit'chit" chatter.

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When to see the Black-capped Siskin

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black-capped Siskin

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Guatemala Mexico

About the Black-capped Siskin

The black-capped siskin is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Saffron Siskin (Spinus siemiradzkii) Saffron SiskinSpinus siemiradzkiiThe saffron siskin grows to a length of about 10 to 10.5 cm (3.9 to 4.1 in). Tibetan Serin (Spinus thibetanus) Tibetan SerinSpinus thibetanusLength (including the tail) of this species is around 12 cm (4.7 in). Thick-billed Siskin (Spinus crassirostris) Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostrisThe thick-billed siskin is one of the larger members of genus Spinus and has the eponymous thick bill.

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