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[[Image:Black-cap Siskin Cuchumatanes Apr 06 (2).jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|tomjenner|tomjenner}}<br />Los Cuchamatanes, [[Guatemala]], April 2006]] | [[Image:Black-cap Siskin Cuchumatanes Apr 06 (2).jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|tomjenner|tomjenner}}<br />Los Cuchamatanes, [[Guatemala]], April 2006]] | ||
;[[:Category:Spinus|Spinus]] atriceps | ;[[:Category:Spinus|Spinus]] atriceps | ||
''Carduelis atriceps'' | ''Carduelis atriceps'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 11-13cm | + | 11-13cm (4¼-5 in) |
| + | *Fine bill | ||
| + | *Greeny-yellow overall plumage | ||
| + | *Forked tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Coniferous forests of southern [[Mexico]] (Chiapas) and western [[Guatemala]] | Coniferous forests of southern [[Mexico]] (Chiapas) and western [[Guatemala]] | ||
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Terrestrial. | Terrestrial. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet | + | The diet consists mostly of seeds from various plants. They feed on the ground and at higher levels in the trees. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015) |
| + | #ZipcodeZoo.com | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Siskin+atriceps}} |
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Spinus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Spinus]] | ||
Revision as of 21:24, 20 December 2015
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- Spinus atriceps
Carduelis atriceps
Identification
11-13cm (4¼-5 in)
- Fine bill
- Greeny-yellow overall plumage
- Forked tail
Distribution
Coniferous forests of southern Mexico (Chiapas) and western Guatemala
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in genus Carduelis.
Habitat
Evergreen, pine/oak forests and scrub. Between 2,300 and 3100 metres.
Behaviour
Terrestrial.
Diet
The diet consists mostly of seeds from various plants. They feed on the ground and at higher levels in the trees.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
- ZipcodeZoo.com
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-capped Siskin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-capped_Siskin
