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The yellow-bellied siskin (Spinus xanthogastrus) belongs to the family Fringillidae under the order Passeriformes.

Yellow-bellied siskin taxonomy

The Fringillidae is the family of siskins, canaries, grosbeaks and euphonias. The family Fringillidae was first introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.

The family Fringillidae comprises three subfamilies, viz., Fringillinae, Carduelinae and Euphoniinae. The subfamily Carduelinae was first described by Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – 26 October 1840), an Irish zoologist, in the year 1825.

The subfamily Carduelinae comprises 184 species divided into 49 genera, including genus Spinus. The genus Spinus was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857), a German entomologist and arachnologist, in the year 1816.

The genus Spinus contains twenty siskin species, including Spinus xanthogastrus.

The species siskin S. xanthogastrus was first described by Bernard Amé Léonard du Bus de Gisignies (June 21, 1808 – July 6, 1874), a Dutch ornithologist and paleontologist, in the year 1855.

Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:	Spinus xanthogastrus
Species:	S. xanthogastrus
Genus:	Spinus
Subfamily:	-
Family:	Fringillidae
Order:	Passeriformes
Class:	Aves
Phylum:	Chordata
Kingdom:	Animalia

1.Yellow-bellied siskin - Spinus xanthogastrus
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2.Yellow-bellied siskin - Spinus xanthogastrus
Image by Alejandro Bayer Tamayo

3.Yellow-bellied siskin - Spinus xanthogastrus
Image by Alejandro Bayer Tamayo

4.Yellow-bellied siskin - Spinus xanthogastrus
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5.Yellow-bellied siskin - Spinus xanthogastrus
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6.Yellow-bellied siskin - Spinus xanthogastrus
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7.Spinus xanthogastrus
Image by Carol Foil

8.Spinus xanthogastrus female
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The yellow-bellied siskin (Spinus xanthogastrus) belongs to the family of finches and siskins, the Fringillidae.

The yellow-bellied siskin is distributed in Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. These siskin species are being illegally captured for caged-bird trade. These siskins are polytypic species.

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Appearance, physical description and identification

The yellow-bellied siskin (Spinus xanthogastrus) is a small siskin, measuring 10 to 12 cm in length and weighing 11 to 14 grams.

The male yellow-bellied siskin has overall black plumage. The belly region and undertail coverts are yellowish. There is a yellowish patch on the black wing. The females and juveniles have olive green upperparts and pale yellowish green underparts.

The bill is pale gray, short, conical and sharp. The legs are short and grayish. The irises are blackish. There is a pale eye-ring. Their call is a soft whistling, twittering sound.

1.Bird World - Yellow-bellied siskin - Spinus xanthogastrus
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Image by Alejandro Bayer Tamayo

Origin, geographical range and distribution

The yellow-bellied siskin is distributed over Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia in South America. In North America, they occur in Costa Rica and Panama.