List of Birds of El Salvador - Siskins, Crossbills and Allies

Siskins, Crossbills and Allies

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Fringillidae

Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.

  • Scrub Euphonia Euphonia affinis
  • Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea
  • Elegant Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima
  • Blue-crowned Chlorophonia Chlorophonia occipitalis
  • Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
  • Black-headed Siskin Spinus notata
  • Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
  • Hooded Grosbeak Coccothraustes abeillei

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