Hooded siskin
Spinus magellanicus (Vieillot, 1805)
The hooded siskin (Spinus magellanicus) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13.3 g to 13.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the hooded siskin
- Weight
- 13.3 g – 13.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the hooded siskin live?
Not recorded
What is the hooded siskin?
The hooded siskin (Spinus magellanicus) is a small passerine bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in every mainland South American country except French Guiana and Suriname.
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Is the hooded siskin endangered?
The hooded siskin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the hooded siskin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae
- genusSpinus
- SpeciesSpinus magellanicus (Vieillot, 1805)
Synonyms Carduelis magellanica, Fringilla magellanica, Sporagra magellanica
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- سسكن مقنعArabic
- Магеланова скатияBulgarian
- lluer capnegreCatalan
- Lluer encaputxatCatalan
- čížek jihoamerickýCzech
- HættesiskenDanish
- MagellanzeisigGerman
- kapuĉa kardeloEsperanto
- Jilguero encapuchadoSpanish
- CabecitanegraSpanish
- Cabecitanegra ComúnSpanish
- Jilguero peruanoSpanish
- salusiisikeEstonian
- eteläamerikantikliFinnish
- Tarin de MagellanFrench
- Chardonneret de MagellanFrench
- crnoglavi čižakCroatian
- Magellán-csízHungarian
- Lucarino monacoItalian
- Lucherino monacoItalian
- Lucherino testaneraItalian
- ズグロヒワJapanese
- juodagalvis alksninukasLithuanian
- KapsijsDutch
- hettesisikNorwegian
- czyż kapturowyPolish
- lugre-de-capuzPortuguese
- PintassilgoPortuguese
- Pintassilgo-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
- pintassilgo-de-capuzPortuguese
- Ch'ayñaQuechua
- Магелланов чижRussian
- Черноголовый чижRussian
- stehlík čiernohlavýSlovak
- Magelanski čižakSerbian
- kapuschongsiskaSwedish
- Kukuletalı isketeTurkish
- Macellan İsketesiTurkish
- чиж чорноголовийUkrainian
- 冠金翅雀Chinese
- 黑頭金翅雀Chinese
Relatives of the hooded siskin
Other species in the same genus Spinus.
Eurasian siskin
Spinus spinus
American goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Red siskin
Spinus cucullatus
Black siskin
Spinus atratus
Pine siskin
Spinus pinus
Lawrence's goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
CompareHooded siskin vs Eurasian siskinHooded siskin vs American goldfinchHooded siskin vs Red siskinHooded siskin vs Black siskin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the hooded siskin?
An adult hooded siskin weighs 13.3 g – 13.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the hooded siskin endangered?
The hooded siskin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the hooded siskin?
The hooded siskin (Spinus magellanicus) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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