Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus)

Hooded Siskin

Spinus magellanicus

(Vieillot, LJP, 1805)
Cabecitanegra Común
Pintassilgo

Family: Fringillidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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Synonyms: Sporagra magellanica, Carduelis magellanica, Fringilla magellanica.

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Latest feeding records

Feeding

Group	Species	Date	User
Plants	Cardo (Carduus sp.)	05/07/2025	Diego Oscar
Plants	Fresno (Fraxinus sp.)	17/08/2024	Silvia Sokolovsky
Plants	Fresno (Fraxinus sp.)	23/06/2023	Eduardo Beltrocco
Plants	Liquidámbar (Liquidambar styraciflua)	17/04/2023	Miguel Angel Fernández
Plants	Fresno Rojo (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)	04/06/2022	Silvia Sokolovsky
Plants	Albahaca (Ocimum basilicum)	15/04/2022	Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
Plants	Cortadera (Cortaderia selloana)	01/01/2022	Diego Oscar
Plants	Fresno (Fraxinus sp.)	26/09/2021	María Alejandra Sosa
Plants	Girasol (Helianthus annuus)	31/07/2021	Maximiliano Sager
Plants	Cerraja (Sonchus oleraceus)	02/09/2018	Eduardo Beltrocco

Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by

Group	Species	Date	User
Birds	Benteveo Común (Pitangus sulphuratus)	21/04/2015	Santos Di Mauro
Birds	Benteveo Común (Pitangus sulphuratus)	21/04/2015	Santos Di Mauro

Number of Photography: 2391

Photography ID: 677110
♂ Immature
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
02/12/2026
Guillermo Marcaida

Photography ID: 677004
♀ Adult
Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/07/2026
Celina Emilia Iratchet

Photography ID: 676689
♀ Adult
Laguna del Diamante
Mendoza
Argentina
02/28/2026
Pablo Moreno

Photography ID: 676667
♂ Adult
Manizales
Caldas
Colombia
07/19/2025
Jorge Schlemmer

Photography ID: 676089
♂ Adult
Tandil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/05/2026
Liliana Rubilar Puerta

Photography ID: 675643
♂ Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/02/2026
Jorge La Grotteria

Photography ID: 675642
♂ Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/02/2026
Jorge La Grotteria

Photography ID: 675469
♂ Adult
Reserva Natural Pampa de la Viuda Agustina
La Rioja
Argentina
02/24/2026
Carlos De Biagi

Photography ID: 675197
♀ Adult
Punta Piedras
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/16/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti

Photography ID: 675122
♂ Adult
Bahía Blanca
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/24/2026
Lucas Martín

Photography ID: 675105
♀ Adult
Punta Piedras
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/17/2026
Peter Vidana

Photography ID: 674769
♂ Adult
Punta Indio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/16/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti

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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 16

Audio player	User	Date	Country	Province	Place	Sex	Life stage	It was observed	Details
	Viviana Fuentes	01/29/2026	Argentina	Catamarca	Costanera, Santa María	Indistinguishable	N/A	Yes	No
	Ludovico Muñoz	07/03/2025	Argentina	Jujuy	Avenida Puerto Madryn 476	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Ludovico Muñoz	06/15/2025	Argentina	Jujuy	Avenida Puerto Madryn 476	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Pablo Bruni	09/26/2022	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Villa Zorraquin, Concordia	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Pablo Bruni	09/11/2022	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Villa Zorraquin, Concordia	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Diego Oscar	09/15/2023	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Del Viso	♂	Adult	Yes	No
	Mateo Cocimano	12/12/2020	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Barrio Parque, Los Ombues, Florencio Varela	♂	Adult	Yes	No
	Hugo Caverzasi	01/27/2020	Argentina	Córdoba	Las Varillas	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Diego Trillo	09/21/2019	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Eco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda	Indistinguishable	Adult	No	No
	Rutger Koperdraad	10/11/2018	Peru	Lima	Lomas de Asia	♂ ♀	Adult	Yes	No
	Rutger Koperdraad	01/11/2018	Peru	Lima	Residencial San Felipe, Lima	♂	Adult	Yes	No
	Diego Oscar	09/13/2014	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Parque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos	♂ ♀	Adult	Yes	No
Download	Jorge La Grotteria	11/27/2010	Argentina	La Pampa	Parque Nacional Lihué Calel	♂ ♀	Immature	Yes	No
	Jose Luis Merlo	01/02/2009	Argentina	Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires	Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)	♀	N/A	Yes	No
	Jose Luis Merlo	06/04/2010	Argentina	Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires	Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)	♂	Adult	No	No
	Jose Luis Merlo	02/12/2010	Argentina	Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires	Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)	♂	Adult	No	No