| Andean Siskin | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Carduelis |
| Species: | C. spinescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Carduelis spinescens (Bonaparte, 1851) |
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The Andean Siskin (Carduelis spinescens) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.
It has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.[1][2]