Andean Siskin

Andean Siskin

Taxobox
name = Andean Siskin
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Fringillidae
genus = "Carduelis"
species = "C. spinescens"
binomial = "Carduelis spinescens"
binomial_authority = (Bonaparte, 1851)
synonyms =

The Andean Siskin ("Carduelis spinescens") is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/53433/all Carduelis spinescens] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 19 July 2007.


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