Yellow-bellied Siskin
Spinus xanthogastra
   (L 4" Wt 0.42 oz)
Savegre Mountain Lodge
05Feb2010
Ranges from Costa Rica to
Bolivia and Venezuela.
females
Spinus in Greek refers to a bird
mentioned by Aristophanes,
Dionysisus et al.;
xanthogastra
in Greek means yellow belly.
© Paul A.
Schwartz.
Macaulay
Library