Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Мексиканска скатия |
| Catalan | lluer capnegre |
| Dutch | Zwartkopsijs |
| English | Black-headed Siskin |
| English (United States) | Black-headed Siskin |
| French | Tarin à tête noire |
| French (France) | Tarin à tête noire |
| German | Schwarzbrustzeisig |
| Japanese | ズグロキバラヒワ |
| Norwegian | svarthodesisik |
| Polish | czyż czarnogardły |
| Russian | Черноголовый чиж |
| Serbian | Crnoglavi američki čižak |
| Slovak | stehlík čiernoprsý |
| Spanish | Jilguero Cabecinegro |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Pinzón Cabeza Negra |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Jilguerito Encapuchado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Jilguero cabecinegro |
| Swedish | svarthuvad siska |
| Turkish | Kara Alınlı İskete |
| Ukrainian | Чиж неотропічний |
Revision Notes
In this partial revision, Thomas S. Schulenberg incorporated additional information to the "Diet and Foraging" section based upon communications from Miguel Avedillo.
Spinus notatus (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847)
PROTONYM:
Carduelis notata
Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847. Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles 14 pt2, p.106.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mexico; Jalapa, Veracruz, designated by Todd, 1926, Ann. Carnegie Mus., 17, p. 68.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SPINUS
- spinus
- notata / notatum / notatus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Black-headed Siskin Spinus notatus Scientific name definitions
Marîa Félix Ramos-Ordoñez, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Carlos A. Soberanes-González, Marîa del Coro Arizmendi, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.1 — Published June 4, 2021
Version: 1.1 — Published June 4, 2021
Behavior
Introduction
The behavior of Black-headed Siskin is not described in much detail. It forages at all heights, from the ground into trees (2). In the manner of other species of siskins, clings to flowerheads or seedheads when foraging (Clement 2010).
Spacing
Undescribed.
Sexual Behavior
Undescribed.
Social and Interspecific Behavior
Black-headed Siskin often is in flocks, of up to 20 or more individuals (2).
