Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusSpinus (Siskins and New World Goldfinches)
- SpeciesSpinus magellanicus (Hooded Siskin)
Closest Relatives at Huascarán National Park
Thick-billed Siskin
Spinus crassirostris
Yellow-rumped Siskin
Spinus uropygialis
Black Siskin
Spinus atratus
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Chiguanco Thrush
Turdus chiguanco
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Peruvian Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus punensis
Buff-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch
Geospizopsis plebejus
Tit-like Dacnis
Xenodacnis parina
Phrygilus unicolor
Geospizopsis unicolor
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 11 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 15 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 16 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 17 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 18 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 19 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 20 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 21 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 22 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 23 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hooded Siskin in Huascarán National Park?
About 52% of visitor-days record a Hooded Siskin sighting in Huascarán National Park, based on 227 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hooded Siskin in Huascarán National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Hooded Siskin in Huascarán National Park in our monthly data.