Black-headed Siskin (Spinus notatus)
About the Black-headed Siskin
The black-headed siskin (Spinus notatus) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The black-headed siskin was originally described in 1847 with the binomial Carduelis notata. It was later moved to what was then the subgenus Spinus within genus Carduelis. Beginning in about 2009 the subgenus was elevated to full genus level and the black-capped siskin, the rest of the New World siskins, and the goldfinches were therefore elevated to now-genus Spinus. The black-headed siskin has these three subspecies: S. n. notatus (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847) S. n. forreri (Salvin & Godman, 1886) S. n. oleaceus Griscom, 1932.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 30 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. 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.
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Listed as recorded in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico 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.