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Saffron Siskin
Spinus siemiradzkii (Berlepsch & Taczanowski, 1884)
Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias
Saffron Siskin, Spinus siemiradzkii, is a finch of south-west Ecuador and north-west Peru. It is an uncommon bird of dry woodland edges and nearby scrub, and it also occurs in urban areas. The species is linked to subtropical and tropical dry forest and dry shrubland, and it is found below 600 m. It is a member of the Fringillidae. The saffron siskin was described by Berlepsch and Taczanowski in 1884. Its breeding range is in South America, in south-west Ecuador and north-west Peru.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias
- Breeding range
- South America: sw Ecuador and nw Peru
