Black-capped siskin
| Black-capped siskin | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Spinus |
| Species: | S. atriceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Spinus atriceps (Salvin, 1863) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Carduelis atriceps | |
The black-capped siskin (Spinus atriceps) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Phylogeny
It has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.[2][3][4]
Carduelis atriceps
Identification
Spinus/Carduelis atriceps has been defined as a gray wash with a black cap finch.[5] However, other green morphs have been also identified with Spinus atriceps, but they apparently are Spinus/Carduelis pinus green morphs.[5]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Carduelis atriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Zamora, J; Moscoso J; Ruiz-del-Valle V; Ernesto L; Serrano-Vela JI; Ira-Cachafeiro J; Arnaiz-Villena A (2006). "Conjoint mitochondrial phylogenetic trees for canaries Serinus spp. and goldfinches Carduelis spp. show several specific polytomies" (PDF). Ardeola 53 (1): 1–17.
- ↑ Arnaiz-Villena, A; Ruiz-del-Valle V; Moscoso J; Serrano-Vela JI; Zamora J (2007). "mtDNA phylogeny of North American Carduelis pinus group" (PDF). Ardeola 54 (1): 1–14.
- ↑ Arnaiz-Villena, A; Gómez-Prieto P; Ruiz-de-Valle V (2009). "Phylogeography of finches and sparrows". Nova Science Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60741-844--3.
- 1 2 Arnaiz-Villena, A; Areces, C; Rey, D; Enríquez-de-Salamanca, M; Alonso-Rubio, J; Ruiz-del-Valle, V (2012). "Three Different North American Siskin/Goldfinch Evolutionary Radia-tions (Genus Carduelis): Pine Siskin Green Morphs and European Siskins in America" (PDF). The Open Ornithology Journal 5: 73–81. doi:10.2174/1874453201205010073.
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