Antillean siskin

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Antillean siskin
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Female resting on branch, Dominican Republic
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Spinus
Species:
S. dominicensis
Binomial name
Spinus dominicensis
(Bryant, 1867)
Spinus dominicensis map.svg
Synonyms

Carduelis dominicensis

The Antillean siskin (Spinus dominicensis) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae, and the only species of the genus Spinus found in the Caribbean.

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Hispaniola (in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Spinus dominicensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22720416A94669938. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720416A94669938.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.