About the Black-chinned Siskin
The black-chinned siskin is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands.
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The black-chinned siskin is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs about 13 to 20 g (0.46 to 0.71 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have black lores, forehead, and crown. Their face is olive or green with a yellowish wash and a bright yellowish supercilium from behind the eye to the side of the neck. Their nape and back are olive green with thin dark streaks and their rump and uppertail coverts are yellow to yellowish green. Their tail is mostly black with yellow bases on all but the innermost pair of feathers. Their wings have a complicated pattern. Voice: The black-chinned siskin's song is "a loud series of musical phrases and trills" and sometimes includes call notes. Its calls include a "rising tsooeet", an "abrupt chit or chit-tip", a "more subdued tsi-tsi-tsi, together with a more prolonged twittering note", and "a short chup in flight".
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Where the Black-chinned Siskin lives
When to see the Black-chinned Siskin
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Lawrence's GoldfinchSpinus lawrenceiAt about 4.75 in (12.1 cm) long and weighing about 0.4 oz (11 g), it is slightly bigger than the lesser goldfinch and slightly smaller than the American goldfinch, with less yellow in the plumage than either.
Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusThe hooded siskin is 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long. and weighs about 11 g (0.39 oz).
Yellow-bellied SiskinSpinus xanthogastrusThe yellow-bellied siskin is 10 to 11.5 cm (3.9 to 4.5 in) long and weighs about 11 to 14 g (0.39 to 0.49 oz).
Side by side: Black-chinned Siskin vs Hooded Siskin · Black-chinned Siskin vs Lawrence's Goldfinch
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