Saturday, November 20, 2010

Hooded Siskin - Carduelis Magellanica

Description
Size: 4.25-4.5 inches
Male: black from head to upper breast; thin yellow collar and yellow underparts, wingbars, rump and sides to base of tail.
Female: dull olive with dull yellow wingbars, brighter on rump and sides to base of tail; greenish-yellow breast and flanks; belly and undertail-coverts whitish.
Call: is a ling triling 'trrrrr' or a repeated 'djey djey'.
Song: is a variey of short twittering 'tseet-tseet', 'tseet-weet' pr 'tseet-weet-aweeta' notes with frequently repeated phrases.

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