Spinus barbatus
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The black-chinned siskin (Spinus barbatus) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands. The black-chinned siskin has a complicated taxonomic history. It was originally described in 1782 with the binomial Fringilla barbata. It was renamed Chrysomitris barbata in 1860. It was tentatively placed in genus Spinus in 1889 and was first proposed with its current binomial in 1909. Between those dates several other putative species were described with different genera but all were eventually determined to be examples what is now Spinus barbatus. Sometime after 1926 genus Spinus was relegated to subgenus status within genus Carduelis. Beginning in about 2009 the subgenus was restored to full genus level and the black-chinned siskin, the rest of the New World siskins, and the New World goldfinches were therefore returned to genus Spinus.
The black-chinned siskin is monotypic. The black-chinned siskin is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs about 13 to 20 g (0.46 to 0.71 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have black lores, forehead, and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chinned Siskin sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park on a given day, based on 1,019 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 78 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chinned Siskin in Tierra del Fuego National Park on a given day, against about 30% in March and April, the lowest months. June has too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-chinned Siskin sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Black-chinned Siskin sightings, Tierra del Fuego National Park has the highest daily chance: about 70%. Next come Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (Chile, about 50%) and Nahuel Huapi National Park (Argentina, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Black-chinned Siskin that you can see in Tierra del Fuego National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Patagonian Sierra-Finch (about 90%), Austral Thrush (about 90%) and Rufous-collared Sparrow (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-chinned Siskin is recorded against all the birds logged in Tierra del Fuego National Park (1,019 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
