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Andean siskin

Andean siskin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Spinus
Species:
S. spinescens
Binomial name
Spinus spinescens
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms

Sporagra spinescens
Carduelis spinescens

The Andean siskin (Spinus spinescens) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.[1]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Spinus spinescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22720365A132137606. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720365A132137606.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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