| Hooded
Siskin Carduelis
magellanica Brazilian name: pintassilgo Chilean name: Jilguero peruano |
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The Hooded Siskin is distributed in the Andes from southern Colombia to northern Chile, in central and south Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, northern Argentina and eastern Bolivia It is also found on the tepuis on the border of Venezuela with Brazil and Guyana. |
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It is the most common siskin in South America and
inhabits open areas with scattered trees, gardens and parks. The male,
seen in photos 1 to 3, has a black hood, an olive-green back and yellow
underparts. The black wings have yellow bands across them. The female is
variable. There are two morphs, the grey and the greenish and the greenish
morph is seen in photo 4. There are recordings and a distribution map on xeno-canto . |
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