His popular name is little black headalthough it has a technical name which is Carduelis magellanica. It is part of the great family of goldfinches, a species that measures between 10 and 14 centimeters and is greenish-yellow in color with a black hood..
This very common bird in city parks and gardens has a difference between the genders. The male of the little black heads it is greenish on the top and yellow on the bottom; the female has no hood and her head is greyish.
Between the little black heads there are eleven cataloged subspecies; many of them live in the southeast of Argentina and Uruguay; others live in central and southern Colombia and also in southern Ecuador and western Peru.
Regarding its habitat, this bird It can adapt to areas at sea level up to 5,000 meters high in certain areas of Chile. They like gardens and city parks, but they also prefer mountainous areas rich in forests.
if we talk about Its diet is based on seeds and grains, but when it is in the breeding season, it looks for small insects, such as aphids, to feed its chicks.
Outside the breeding season, in the cities they go in large flocks to feed on the seeds of Fraxinus pensylvannica, also known as ash tree. In the fields they favor the flowers of Bidens pilosa or romerillo.
Reproduction
During the breeding season, the male and female of the little black heads they separate from the flock to locate a breeding territory. The male chases the female while singing continuously.
The nest is built by the female without the help of the male in just 9 days with plant fibers, stems and fine sticks to give it a structure. The interior is covered with hairs. It is always located at the end of a tree branch.
