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Olivaceous Siskin

Spinus olivaceus

108 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

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What the records say

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 Peru.January 2, February 2, March 0, April 0, May 0, June 0, July 7, August 3, September 1, October 3, November 2, December 1.
Peru21
Ecuador19
Napo10
Junín6
Cusco6
Zamora Chinchipe5
Bolivia4
Tungurahua4
San Martín2
Huánuco2

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