Birds of Peru - Spinus


Black Siskin (Spinus atratus) Mendoza, Argentina In flight.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Black Siskin (Spinus atratus) Puno Province, Peru
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Black Siskin (Spinus atratus) Female Lago Junín, Peru The female may look like the male, or may have more yellow.
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.


Thick-billed Siskin (Spinus crassirostris amadoni) Male La Quinua, Pasco region, Peru
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus) Male Colca Canyon, Peru
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus paulus) Female Mejía, Peru
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Generally an Andean species, but (in Peru) sometimes makes its way down to sea level.


Olivaceous Siskin (Spinus olivaceus) Male Manu National Park, Peru
Photograph by Joel N. Rosenthal © All Rights Reserved.


Olivaceous Siskin (Spinus olivaceus) Female Manu National Park, Peru
Photograph by Joel N. Rosenthal © All Rights Reserved.


Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria colombianus) Male ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Female Copacabana, Antioquia, Colombia Note small size and distinctive forked tail.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

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Saffron Siskin (Spinus siemiradzkii)

Similar to Hooded Siskin but note lowland range.


Yellow-rumped Siskin (Spinus uropygialis) Male San Pedro de Casta, Peru Note streaked back, yellow rump, larger size than other Siskins, and thick yellow wing bar.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Yellow-rumped Siskin (Spinus uropygialis) Immature San Pedro de Casta, Peru
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Yellow-bellied Siskin (Spinus xanthogastrus) Male Manizales, Colombia
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Yellow-bellied Siskin (Spinus xanthogastrus xanthogastrus) Female Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Found from 1500 to 2800m, and is a bit patchily distributed. Compare female to Andean Siskin female, usually found higher.