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Andean siskin, La Cocha, Colombia A very small finch (some claim it to be the smallest finch) that was perched around some grasslands and did not seem to care much about the ice cold streaming rain hammering down on it (and ourselves). This is the adult male, which has a distinctive black cap. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76162/andean_siskin_-_facing_rain_la_cocha_colombia.html" title="Andean siskin - facing rain, La Cocha, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/76162_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=AUH4xKi2iSM5o4R%2FUlF1swio11I%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Andean siskin - facing rain, La Cocha, Colombia A very small finch (some claim it to be the smallest finch) that was perched around some grasslands and did not seem to care much about the ice cold streaming rain hammering down on it (and ourselves). This is the adult male, which has a distinctive black cap. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76163/andean_siskin_la_cocha_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76161/andean_siskin_-_facing_rain_ii_la_cocha_colombia.html Andean siskin,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Cocha,P&aacute;ramo,South America,Spinus spinescens" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76161/andean_siskin_-_facing_rain_ii_la_cocha_colombia.html" title="Andean siskin - facing rain II, La Cocha, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/76161_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=wKfiZVK10EvnWQTNpNe73dIfwFk%3D" width="136" height="152" alt="Andean siskin - facing rain II, La Cocha, Colombia A very small finch (some claim it to be the smallest finch) that was perched around some grasslands and did not seem to care much about the ice cold streaming rain hammering down on it (and ourselves). This is the adult male, which has a distinctive black cap. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76163/andean_siskin_la_cocha_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76162/andean_siskin_-_facing_rain_la_cocha_colombia.html Andean siskin,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Cocha,P&aacute;ramo,South America,Spinus spinescens" /></a></figure> Andean siskin,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Cocha,Páramo,South America,Spinus spinescens Click/tap to enlarge

Andean siskin, La Cocha, Colombia

A very small finch (some claim it to be the smallest finch) that was perched around some grasslands and did not seem to care much about the ice cold streaming rain hammering down on it (and ourselves). This is the adult male, which has a distinctive black cap.

Andean siskin - facing rain, La Cocha, Colombia A very small finch (some claim it to be the smallest finch) that was perched around some grasslands and did not seem to care much about the ice cold streaming rain hammering down on it (and ourselves). This is the adult male, which has a distinctive black cap. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76163/andean_siskin_la_cocha_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76161/andean_siskin_-_facing_rain_ii_la_cocha_colombia.html Andean siskin,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Cocha,Páramo,South America,Spinus spinescens

Andean siskin - facing rain II, La Cocha, Colombia A very small finch (some claim it to be the smallest finch) that was perched around some grasslands and did not seem to care much about the ice cold streaming rain hammering down on it (and ourselves). This is the adult male, which has a distinctive black cap. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76163/andean_siskin_la_cocha_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76162/andean_siskin_-_facing_rain_la_cocha_colombia.html Andean siskin,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Cocha,Páramo,South America,Spinus spinescens

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The Andean siskin

The Andean siskin is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. 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.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 15, 2019. Captured Oct 27, 2018 09:46 in Laguna de la Cocha-Santiago, Santiago, Putumayo, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO250
  • 400mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.