Yellow-faced Siskin

Spinus yarrellii

VulnerableLegendaryEndemicOmnivoreForestCup nestTiny · 11 g

About the Yellow-faced Siskin

The yellow-faced siskin is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Brazil and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist mountains, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, arable land, plantations, and urban areas.

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The yellow-faced siskin is sexually dimorphic with the male having a black crown. Both sexes have a bright yellow body with an olive back and black and yellow wings; the legs are pink and the tail is black on top and white underneath. Like other birds in its genus, it has a cone-shaped bill adapted to hold and shell seeds. The amount of black on the males head can vary with the lores and ear coverts also being black on some birds. Its call is a complex and melodious warble much like the calls of other relatives like the pine siskin and American goldfinch.

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When to see it

Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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