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The pine siskin in its typical morph is a drab bird, whereas the Eurasian siskin (a bird the species does not naturally co-exist with), in many plumages, is much brighter. Adult male Eurasian siskins are bright green and yellow with a black cap, and an unstreaked throat and breast; the pine siskin does not have a corresponding bright plumage.
Pine siskin: Spinus pinus: Canada, Alaska and, to a more variable degree, across the western mountains and northeastern parts of the United States Black-capped siskin: Spinus atriceps: Mexico and Guatemala Black-headed siskin: Spinus notatus: Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua Black-chinned siskin: Spinus barbatus
Eurasian siskin. The Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is also called the European siskin, common siskin or just siskin. Other (archaic) names include black-headed goldfinch, [2] barley bird and aberdevine. [3] It is very common throughout Europe and Eurosiberia.
The pine siskin, a member of the finch family, is an active forager. You may find them in trees, shrubs or weeds, the Audubon Society reports. The species is quite small, with an average weight of ...
A pine siskin. Evening grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus, montane and subalpine forests (U) Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, coniferous forests (U) Gray-crowned rosy-finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis, montane and subalpine forests, meadows (U) Black rosy-finch, Leucosticte atrata, montane and subalpine forests, meadows (R)
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos. Northern harrier, Circus hudsonius.
These are birds that more than half of the North American populations nest in the boreal forest. Many of these birds need mature forests or isolated, non-populated wetlands that now have been largely cleared outside of the boreal forests. Hooded merganser. Trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator. American wigeon, Anas americana.
The name siskin when referring to a bird is derived from an adaptation of the German dialect words sisschen, zeischen, which are diminutive forms of Middle High German (zîsec) and Middle Low German (ziseke, sisek) words, which are themselves apparently of Slavic origin. The name siskin was first recorded in written English in 1562, referring ...