List of Birds of Panama - Siskins and Goldfinches

Siskins and Goldfinches

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.

  • Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla
  • Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris
  • Yellow-throated Euphonia Euphonia hirundinacea (A)
  • Elegant Euphonia Euphonia elegantissima
  • Spot-crowned Euphonia Euphonia imitans
  • Fulvous-vented Euphonia Euphonia fulvicrissa
  • Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi
  • White-vented Euphonia Euphonia minuta
  • Tawny-capped Euphonia Euphonia anneae
  • Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster
  • Yellow-collared Chlorophonia Chlorophonia flavirostris (A)
  • Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys
  • Yellow-bellied Siskin Spinus xanthogastra
  • Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
  • American Goldfinch Spinus tristis (A)

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