Black Headed Siskin

The Black Headed Siskin is a native of South America and can be found from Brazil to Argentina and Chile.

The nest is built between the angle formed by a small branch and the bole of a tree, and while engaged in nesst building the birds sing a constant soft trilling note.

The Black Headed Siskin lays five eggs at a time, which are white and very small, teh female does the incubating and the male waits on a branch nearby.

Finches - Aviary and Cage Birds :

• Australian Fire Tailed Finch
• Bengalee
• Cape Canary and Sulphur Coloured Seed Eater
• Red Creasted Cardinal
• Yellow Billed Cardinal
• Dominican Cardinal
• Green Cardinal
• Combasou
• Cordon Bleu
• Diamond Sparrow
• Pileated Finch and the Red Crested Finch
• Grey Singing Finch and Alario Finch
• St Helena Seed Eater and the Green Singing Finch
• Parrot Finch and Pin Tailed NonPareil
• Common African Waxbill and St Helena Waxbill
• Common Amaduvade and African Fire Finch
• White Throated Finch and the Bluish Finch
• Chestnut Breasted Finch and Three Coloured Mannikin
• Bicheno's Finch and Cherry Finch
• Sydney Waxbill and Australian Fire Finch
• Red Faced Finch and Crimson Winged Finch
• Sharp Tailed Finch and Stiated Finch
• Gouldian Finch
• Green Amaduvade Waxbill
• Indigo Bunting
• Lavender Finch
• Bronze Mannikin and Two Coloured Mannikin
• Black Headed Mannikin and the White Headed Mannikin
• Magpie Mannikin
• The Melodious or Cuba Finch
• Nonpareil Bunting
• Painted Finch
• Parson Finch
• Ribbon Finch
• Saffron Finch
• Scarlet Rose Finch
• Scarlet Tanager
• Indian Silver Bill and African Silver Bill
• Java Sparrow
• Spice Finch
• Superb Tanager and Paradise Tanager
• Violet Tanager
• Virginian Cardinal
• Violet Eared Waxbill
• Orange Cheeked Waxbill and the Zebra Waxbill
• Yellow Shouldered Weaver
• Napoleon Weaver
• Crimson Crowned Weaver
• Grenadier Weaver
• Orange Weaver
• Red Billed Weaver and Russ Weaver
• Madagascar Weaver and Comoro Weaver
• Baya Weaver
• Yellow Backed Whydah
• Long Tailed Whydah
• Paradise Whydah
• Pin Tailed Whydah
• Red Collared Whydah
• Zebra Finch