Order Passeriformes Genus Spinus Higher classification Spinus | Phylum Chordata Family Fringillidae Scientific name Spinus dominicensis Rank Species | |
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Similar Black‑capped siskin, Saffron siskin, Bird, Andean siskin, Olivaceous siskin | ||
Carduelis dominicensis antillean siskin haitisijs
The Antillean siskin (Spinus dominicensis) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
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Evolution
This seems to be the most ancient extant species of the North American Spinus/Carduelis evolutive radiation, whose parental species is the European siskin, Carduelis/Spinus spinus.
References
Antillean siskin Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA