Bearded siskin
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Bearded siskin (male) |
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The bearded siskin ( Spinus barbatus , Syn .: Carduelis barbata ) is a South American finch species from the goldfinch-like subfamily . It is occasionally kept in Europe as an ornamental bird.
description
Bearded siskins reach a body length of 12 to 13 centimeters. The male has a predominantly yellow plumage. The forehead, crown, wing-coverts and tail feathers are black. The female is clearly paler and the male's yellow feathers are white-gray. The beak and feet are horn-colored in both sexes.
Way of life and distribution
With the bearded siskin, only the female builds the nest. It is a small, solid bowl nest. It also only breeds the female, while the male takes part in the feeding with increasing intensity from the hatching of the young birds. The nestling period lasts about 20 days. When the young leave the nest, they are cared for almost exclusively by the male parent bird for 14 days. Then the male chases the young out of the breeding ground.
The distribution area of the bearded siskin is very large. It extends from the south of Bolivia through Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego . The bearded siskin is also found on the Falkland Islands . The habitat of this species are hillside meadows interspersed with bushes and watercourses.
literature
- Horst Bielfeld : Knowing and caring for 300 ornamental birds. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3800157372 .
Web links
- Spinus barbatus inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017.3. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2018.