Black-headed siskin
| Black-headed siskin | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Spinus |
| Species: | S. notatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Spinus notatus Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Carduelis notata | |
The black-headed siskin (Spinus notatus), also known in Belize as the Jonny Bee, is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Systematics
This species is considered the extant "father" of the South American siskin radiation.[2]
Evolution
This bird is one of the extant parental species of one of the Spinus/Carduelis North American radiation which extended to South America after closing of the Isthmus of Panama .[3] The species S. atratus, S. crassirostris, S. spinescens, S. yarrelli, S. magellanicus, S. olivaceus, S. xanthogastrus, and S. barbatus are believed to have resulted from this radiation.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Carduelis notatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- 1 2 Arnaiz-Villena, A; Alvarez-Tejado M; Ruiz-del-Valle V; Garcia-de-la-Torre C; Varela P; Recio MJ; Ferre S; Martinez-Laso J (1998). "Phylogeny and rapid northern and southern hemisphere speciation of goldfinches during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs" (PDF). Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 54 (9): 1031–41. doi:10.1007/s000180050230. PMID 9791543.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013.
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