Birds of Venezuela


Red Siskin (Spinus cucullatus) Male Endangered Dadanawa, Guyana
Photograph by Mikael Bauer © 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.


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.
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Andean Siskin (Spinus spinescens) Male Manizales, Colombia
Photograph by Felix Uribe © All Rights Reserved.

Male has black head. Female plain and similar to other siskins. Found over 2500m up to paramo.


Yellow-bellied Siskin (Spinus xanthogastrus) Male Manizales, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


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.


Yellow-faced Siskin (Spinus yarrellii) Vulnerable Introduced Sento Sé, Bahia, Brazil
Photograph by Ciro Albano - NE Brazil Birding © All Rights Reserved.