Black Siskin (Spinus atratus)
About the Black Siskin
The black siskin (Spinus atratus) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. The black siskin was originally described in 1837 with the binomial Carduelis atratus. It was later moved to what was then the subgenus Spinus within genus Carduelis and also spent time in genus Sporagra. Beginning in about 2009 the subgenus was elevated to full genus level and the black siskin, the rest of the New World siskins, and the New World goldfinches were therefore elevated to now-genus Spinus. The black siskin is monotypic.
No audio on this page yet
We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 26 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-ND · 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristisrecording
- Andean SiskinSpinus spinescensrecording
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusrecording
- Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusrecording
- Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriarecording
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.