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Andean Siskin

Spinus spinescens

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colombia.January 26, February 17, March 24, April 37, May 29, June 32, July 22, August 27, September 18, October 45, November 24, December 19.
Colombia320
Bogota Capital District169
Cundinamarca102
Boyacá17
Caldas5
Antioquia5
Tolima4
Cesar4
Quindío4
Santander3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Seed eaterDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on seeds.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilyFinches, Euphonias, and Allies · Fringillidae
GenusSiskins and New World Goldfinches · Spinus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Andean Siskin with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.