Species profile
Black Siskin
Spinus atratus
Quick answer
Andes of central Peru to n Chile and Argentina
- Scientific name
- Spinus atratus
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Spinus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Black Siskin in your journal
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