Hooded siskin

Spinus magellanicus

The Hooded siskin (Spinus magellanicus) is a bird found in Argentina, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador and Uruguay. Open woods, gardens and scrub in South America. It eats leaves and other plant parts, seeds and nuts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Spinus magellanicus
Region	South America
Found in	Argentina, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador and Uruguay

🏡 Where the Hooded siskin lives

Open woods, gardens and scrub in South America.

🍽️ What it eats

🌿 Leaves & plants60%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Males have a black hood and bright yellow wing patches.

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Recorded by Marcos E. Sosa (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1019024. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Hooded siskin

Where does the Hooded siskin live?

The Hooded siskin lives in Argentina, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador and Uruguay. Open woods, gardens and scrub in South America.

What does the Hooded siskin eat?

leaves and other plant parts (about 60%), seeds and nuts (about 30%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Hooded siskin endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.