Hooded siskin

Hooded siskin
	Male near Piraju (São Paulo, Brazil)
	Spinus magellanica - Hooded Siskin (song)
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Carduelinae
Genus:	Spinus
Species:	S. magellanicus
Binomial name
	Spinus magellanicus; (Vieillot, 1805)
Synonyms
	Sporagra magellanica; Carduelis magellanica; Carduelis santaecrucis (but see text)

The hooded siskin (Spinus magellanicus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family (Fringillidae), native to South America. It belongs to the putative clade of neotropical siskins in the genus Spinus sensu lato.

There are 11 subspecies, including the Santa Cruz hooded siskin (S. m. santaecrucis) of central and eastern Bolivia. This subspecies is sometimes considered to be a separate species.

^ BirdLife International (2016). "Spinus magellanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22720383A94667451. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720383A94667451.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Spinus magellanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22720383A94667451. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720383A94667451.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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