Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Spinus Higher classification Spinus | Phylum Chordata Family Fringillidae Scientific name Spinus atriceps Rank Species | |
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Similar Antillean siskin, Saffron siskin, Thick‑billed siskin, Andean siskin, Olivaceous siskin | ||
Black capped siskin at fuentes georginas guatemala
The black-capped siskin (Spinus atriceps) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
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Phylogeny
It has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.
Identification
Spinus/Carduelis atriceps has been defined as a gray wash with a black cap finch. However, other green morphs have been also identified with Spinus atriceps, but they apparently are Spinus/Carduelis pinus green morphs.
References
Black-capped siskin Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA