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| The family Fringillidae is composed of siskins, euphonias, and chlorophonias. They are brightly colored small birds with 12 remiges and 9 primary rectrices. All species within the family Fringillidae have strong sexual dichromatism with, the females typically lacking the bright colors of the males. Siskin typically inhabit open woodlands and scrub where are frequently seen in pairs or small flocks of the same species. Siskins have strong conical beaks and feed mostly on seeds. Their nest is an open cup placed in tall shrubbery | or overhanging branches of trees. The characteristic color of euphonias is a combination of shiny blue on the upperparts and bright yellow in the underparts in males. Females are mostly dull yellow with shades of gray and brown. Females can be difficult to identify away from the usually accompanying males. Euphonias and chlorophonias favor edges and upper canopy of wooded areas, although some inhabit woodlands and scrub. There are four genera and 20 species in the family Fringillidae known to occur in Peru. Photo: (left) Purple-throated Euphonia by Victor Bustinza, (right) Saffron Siskin by Jorge Tiravanti. |
| Family FRINGILLIDAE | ||
| Finches, Euphonias | Jilgueros, Eufonias | |
| Thick-billed Siskin | Jilguero de Pico Grueso | Sporagra crassirostris |
| Hooded Siskin | Jilguero Encapuchado | Sporagra magellanica |
| Saffron Siskin | Jilguero Azafranado | Sporagra siemiradzkii |
| Olivaceous Siskin | Jilguero Oliváceo | Sporagra olivacea |
| Yellow-bellied Siskin | Jilguero de Vientre Amarillo | Sporagra xanthogastra |
| Black Siskin | Jilguero Negro | Sporagra atrata |
| Yellow-rumped Siskin | Jilguero Cordillerano | Sporagra uropygialis |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Jilguero Menor | Astragalinus psaltria |
| Plumbeous Euphonia | Eufonia Plumbea | Euphonia plumbea (H) |
| Purple-throated Euphonia | Eufonia de Garganta Púrpura | Euphonia chlorotica |
| Orange-crowned Euphonia | Eufonia de Corona Naranja | Euphonia saturata |
| Thick-billed Euphonia | Eufonia de Pico Grueso | Euphonia laniirostris |
| Golden-rumped Euphonia | Eufonia de Lomo Dorado | Euphonia cyanocephala |
| Golden-bellied Euphonia | Eufonia de Vientre Dorado | Euphonia chrysopasta |
| Bronze-green Euphonia | Eufonia Bronce y Verde | Euphonia mesochrysa |
| White-vented Euphonia | Eufonia de Subcaudales Blancas | Euphonia minuta |
| Orange-bellied Euphonia | Eufonia de Vientre Naranja | Euphonia xanthogaster |
| Rufous-bellied Euphonia | Eufonia de Vientre Rufo | Euphonia rufiventris |
| Blue-naped Chlorophonia | Clorofonia de Nuca Azul | Chlorophonia cyanea |
| Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia | Clorofonia de Pecho Castaño | Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys |
 ICTERIDAE: Blackbirds – Oropendolas, Tordos & Caciques |
PASSERIDAE: Old World Sparrows – Gorrion Europeo |