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Black Siskin
Spinus atratus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Spinus atratus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
- Name authority
- (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
- Common name
- Black Siskin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Genus
- Spinus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae Leach, 1820
- genusSpinus Koch, 1816
- speciesSpinus atratus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Spinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-capped SiskinSpinus atriceps (Salvin, 1863) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-chinned SiskinSpinus barbatus (Molina, 1782) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red SiskinSpinus cucullatus (Swainson, 1820) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Saffron SiskinSpinus siemiradzkii (von Berlepsch & Taczanowski, 1884) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| American GoldfinchSpinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-faced SiskinSpinus yarrellii (Audubon, 1839) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thick-billed SiskinSpinus crassirostris (Landbeck, 1877) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Antillean SiskinSpinus dominicensis (H. Bryant, 1867) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lawrence's GoldfinchSpinus lawrencei (Cassin, 1850) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicus (Vieillot, 1805) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-headed SiskinSpinus notatus (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Carduelis atrata d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=997869 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4Z65J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.