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title: "Western Spindalis"
description: "Spindalis zena — Uccelli. [[|thumb]]"
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/western-spindalis
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Spindalis

> Spindalis zena — Uccelli. [[|thumb]]
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The western spindalis (Spindalis zena) is a songbird species.

- Scientific name: *Spindalis zena*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 813
- Wikidata: [Q918323](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q918323)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10731](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10731)

## Names

- en: Western Spindalis
- de: Kubastreifenkopftangare
- es: Tangara Cabeza Rayada
- fr: Zéna à tête rayée
- nl: Westelijke spindalis
- pl: Antyla pasiasta

## Countries with the most observations

CU (277), MX (260), BS (93), KY (76), US (76)

## Summary

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The western spindalis (Spindalis zena) is a songbird species. It was formerly considered conspecific with the other three species of Spindalis, with the common name stripe-headed tanager.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_spindalis

## Photo

![Western Spindalis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-spindalis/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carter Dorscht · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106868313

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-spindalis?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).