Spinus magellanicus [magellanicus, alleni or icterus] (Hooded Siskin (Lowland))

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Hooded Siskin (Lowland)

Spinus magellanicus [magellanicus, alleni or icterus] (= Spinus magellanicus magellanicus) (Vieillot, LJP 1805)

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Fringillidae
Genus:
   Spinus
Scientific:
  Spinus magellanicus magellanicus

Original description

Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1805)

Reference:
Ois. Chanteurs

Protonym:
Fringilla magellanica

Type locality:
southern America and vicinity of Straits of Magellan [=error] ; Buenos Aires, Argentina designated by Todd, 1926, Ann. Carnegie Mus., 17, p. 61.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/250258#page/128/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
6497F1517E2CB7CC

Avibase ID:
avibase-6497F151

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6497F151

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 998349

English:
Hooded Siskin [magellanicus, alleni or icterus]
Catalan:
lluer encaputxat [grup magellanicus]
Czech:
čížek jihoamerický [skupina magellanicus]
Danish:
Hættesisken (Lavland)
German:
Magellanzeisig [magellanicus-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Jilguero Encapuchado (grupo magellanicus)
Spanish (Spain):
Jilguero encapuchado (grupo magellanicus)
Finnish:
eteläamerikantikli (magellanicus- ryhmä)
French:
Tarin de Magellan [magellanicus, alleni ou icterus]
Dutch:
(Laagland)kapsijs
Norwegian:
hettesisik (magellanicus gr.)
Polish:
czyż kapturowy [gr. magellanicus]
Portuguese (Brazil):
pintassilgo [grupo magellanicus]
Slovak:
stehlík čiernohlavý (čiernohlavý)
Serbian:
Ravničarski magelanski čižak
Swedish:
kapuschongsiska [gruppen magellanicus]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Hooded Siskin [magellanicus, alleni or icterus] ( Spinus magellanicus [magellanicus, alleni or icterus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Hooded Siskin [magellanicus, alleni or icterus] ( Spinus magellanicus [magellanicus, alleni or icterus])
eBird version 2024: Hooded Siskin (Lowland) ( Spinus magellanicus [magellanicus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Hooded Siskin (Lowland) ( Spinus magellanicus [magellanicus Group]) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Spinus magellanicus

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