Yellow-rumped Siskin
Spinus uropygialis
The Yellow-rumped Siskin (Spinus uropygialis) is a rare finches, euphonias, and alli found in 4 countries, weighing about 14 g. The yellow-rumped siskin is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias.
About the Yellow-rumped Siskin
The yellow-rumped siskin is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
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How to identify it
The yellow-rumped siskin is 12 to 14 cm (4.7 to 5.5 in) long; one individual weighed 14 g (0.49 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic but not dramatically so. Adult males have a sooty black head, neck, throat, and upper breast. Their back is sooty black, their rump bright yellow, and their uppertail coverts blackish with wide yellowish edges. Their tail is mostly black with wide yellow edges at the bases of the outer feathers. Their wings' greater coverts have wide yellow tips and the median coverts have small yellow tips. Voice: The yellow-rumped siskin's song is not well known, but is described as "a rich and melodious series of warbling phrases interspersed with twitters and trills" that is delivered more slowly than the songs of other siskins. Its call is "a nasal pheew".
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, October, November, December, with peak activity in December. It is a summer visitor species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Yellow-rumped Siskin?
- The yellow-rumped siskin is 12 to 14 cm (4.7 to 5.5 in) long; one individual weighed 14 g (0.49 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Yellow-rumped Siskin?
- The Yellow-rumped Siskin is a tiny sized bird weighing about 14 g.
- Where can you see a Yellow-rumped Siskin?
- The Yellow-rumped Siskin occurs in 4 countries, including Chile, Peru, Argentina and Bolivia.
- What birds look similar to a Yellow-rumped Siskin?
- The Yellow-rumped Siskin is most easily confused with the Antillean Siskin, the Thick-billed Siskin and the Olivaceous Siskin.
- Is the Yellow-rumped Siskin endangered?
- The Yellow-rumped Siskin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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