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Siskin
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 to the Eurasian siskin, ''Spinus spinus''.''Oxford English Dictionary'' ''Spinus'' * Andean siskin, ''Spinus spinescens'' * Antillean siskin, ''Spinus dominicensis'' * Black siskin, ''Spinus atratus'' * Black-capped siskin, ''Spinus atriceps'' * Black-chinned siskin, ''Spinus barbatus'' * Black-headed siskin, ''Spinus notatus'' * Eurasian siskin, ''Spinus spinus'' * Hooded siskin, ''Spinus magellanicus'' * Olivaceous siskin, ''Spinus olivaceus'' * Pine siskin, ''Spinus pinus'' * Red siskin, ''Spinus cucullatus'' * Saffron siskin, ''Spinus siemiradzkii'' * Thick-billed siskin, ''Spinus crassirostris'' * Yellow-belli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'', ''barley bird'' and ''aberdevine''. It is very common throughout Europe and Eurosiberia. It is found in forested areas, both coniferous and mixed woodland where it feeds on seeds of all kinds, especially of alder and conifers. It can be distinguished from other similar finches by the colour of the plumage. The upper parts are greyish green and the under parts grey-streaked white. Its wings are black with a conspicuous yellow wing bar, and the tail is black with yellow sides. The male has a mainly yellow face and breast, with a neat black cap. Female and young birds have a greyish green head and no cap. It is a trusting, sociable and active bird. The song of this bird is a pleasant mix of twitters and trills. For these reasons it is often raised in captivit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pine Siskin
The pine siskin (''Spinus pinus'') is a North American bird in the finch family. It is a migratory bird with an extremely sporadic winter range. Taxonomy The pine siskin was formally described in 1810 by the American ornithologist Alexander Wilson under the binomial name ''Fringilla pinus''. The specific epithet ''pinus'' is the Latin word for a "pine-tree". The type locality is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The pine siskin is now placed in the genus '' Spinus'' that was introduced in 1816 by the German naturalist Carl Ludwig Koch in 1816. Three subspecies are recognised: * ''S. p. pinus'' ( Wilson, A, 1810) – Alaska, Canada and west, northeast USA * ''S. p. macropterus'' ( Bonaparte, 1850) – northwest and central Mexico * ''S. p. perplexus'' Van Rossem, 1938 – south Mexico to Guatemala Description These birds are fairly small, being around the same size as the widespread American goldfinch. In both sexes, total length can range from , with a wingspan of and weigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Siskin
The Cape siskin (''Crithagra totta'') is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is an endemic resident breeder in the southern Cape Province of South Africa. This locally common but shy and unobtrusive siskin is found in the southwestern and southern Cape's rocky slopes, coastal cliffs and fynbos-covered mountains. It also occurs in towns and the suburbs of Cape Town. Taxonomy and systematics The Cape siskin was formerly placed in the genus ''Serinus'' but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic. The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the Cape siskin were moved to the resurrected genus ''Crithagra''. The Cape siskin is closely related to the Drakensberg siskin, and the two have sometimes been treated as conspecific. Description The Cape siskin averages 13 cm in length. The flight feathers and tail have white spots on the tips which are diagnostic for both sexes, and especial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drakensberg Siskin
The Drakensberg siskin (''Crithagra symonsi'') is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is an endemic resident breeder in the eastern Cape Province Transkei and western Natal in South Africa, and in Lesotho. This species is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the Cape siskin (''Crithagra totta'') of southern Cape Province, in which case the nominate western form is ''C. t. totta'', and the eastern form is ''C. t. symonsi''. This locally common but shy and unobtrusive siskin is found in the scrubby valleys and hillsides of the Drakensberg mountains. Taxonomy The Drakensberg siskin was formerly placed in the genus ''Serinus'' but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic. The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the Drakensberg siskin were moved to the resurrected genus ''Crithagra''. Description The Drakensberg siskin averages 13–14 cm in length. The tail has white sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooded Siskin
The hooded siskin (''Spinus magellanicus'') is a small passerine bird in the finch family (Fringillidae), native to South America. It belongs to the putative clade of neotropical siskins in the genus '' Spinus sensu lato''. There are 11 subspecies, including the Santa Cruz hooded siskin (''S. m. santaecrucis'') of central and eastern Bolivia. This subspecies is sometimes considered to be a separate species. Description Hooded siskins are 10 to 14 cm in length. The male is largely green above and yellow below with a black head. It has a narrow yellow collar and a yellow rump. The tail is black with yellow sides to the base and the wings are black with a broad yellow band. Females are duller with a green-brown head, yellow-green breast and sides and a whitish belly. The twittering song may be uttered from a perch or in flight. It is varied and fast, and may contain imitations of other birds. Distribution and ecology It inhabits woodland, savannas, scrubland, farmland, par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andean Siskin
The Andean siskin (''Spinus spinescens'') is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and heavily degraded former forest. Description This is a small green-and-yellow finch. According to some sources, it is the smallest species of finch on average, although others give this title to the lesser goldfinch. The total length can range from . A weight of may be at the high end. Few standard measurements are known, although the bill has been recorded at and the wing chord length is reportedly around . The Andean siskin has deep green upperparts with black and yellow coloration on the wings and tail. The adult male has a distinctive black cap. The female lacks this cap and is generally a duller olive color, with white from the belly to the undertail-coverts. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saffron Siskin
The saffron siskin (''Spinus siemiradzkii'') is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat destruction and the IUCN has assessed it as being a "least concern species". Description The saffron siskin grows to a length of about . Like other siskins, the colours of this bird are black, olive and yellow, with black wings with a prominent yellow band on the bases of the flight feathers and another on the wing coverts. The male differs from the male hooded siskin (''Spinus magellanicus'') in having an unstreaked, golden-olive back and bright yellow underparts. The female differs from the female hooded siskin by being altogether yellower, with yellow underparts rather than grey. Distribution and habitat The saffron siskin is endemic to southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru. It is an uncommon bird found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antillean Siskin
The Antillean siskin (''Spinus dominicensis'') is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae, and the only species of the genus ''Spinus (genus), Spinus'' found in the Caribbean. Distribution and habitat It is endemic to Hispaniola (in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. Evolution This seems to be the most ancient extant species of the North American ''Spinus (genus), Spinus'' evolutive radiation, being the first to diverge from the lineage which eventually gave rise to the Pine siskin, pine, Eurasian siskin, Eurasian, and Black-capped siskin, black-capped siskins. References Spinus (genus), Antillean siskin Endemic birds of Hispaniola Endemic birds of the Caribbean Birds of Hispaniola Birds of the Dominican Republic Birds of Haiti Birds described in 1868, Antillean siskin Taxa named by Henry Bryant (naturalist), Antillean siskin Taxonomy articles created by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivaceous Siskin
The olivaceous siskin (''Spinus olivaceus'') is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. Description The adult male olivaceous siskin has a black face, head, nape, throat and upper breast. It has a narrow collar of yellow and the rest of the upper parts, apart from the yellow rump, are olive green streaked with black. The greater wing coverts have a yellow edge, and this, with the yellow bases to the flight feathers, form a yellow panel when the bird is in flight. Underparts are yellowish-green with a dull yellow lower breast and belly. The tail is brownish-black, with the bases of the outer feathers yellow. The head of the adult female lacks the black of the male, and it and the upper parts are mainly yellowish-olive. The yellow rump, wings and tail are similar to those of the male. Beaks in both sexes are grey and legs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thick-billed Siskin
The thick-billed siskin (''Spinus crassirostris'') is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. Found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. Description The thick-billed siskin has an adult length of between . The bill often has a silvery base and is noticeable thicker than other related siskins. The male closely resembles the hooded siskin (''Spinus magellanicus'') and has a black head and throat, greenish-yellow upper parts (sometimes streaked with dark markings) and bright yellow underparts. It differs from the hooded siskin in having a whitish-grey midbelly. The immature male has a black head but is otherwise less conspicuous than the mature male, being more greyish-olive above and greyish below. The female is similar but lacks the black head and is altogether much duller in appearance, more greyish-olive, with paler underparts. Distribution and hab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Siskin
The red siskin (''Spinus cucullatus'') is a small endangered finch native to tropical South America - in northern Colombia, northern Venezuela (where it is called the "cardenalito") and Guyana. It was common in the early 20th century, occurring throughout the foothills of northern Venezuela, but has now become extremely rare in a fragmented range. The population on Trinidad is believed to be extirpated, with no sightings since 1960. Habitat The red siskin is found in open country, forest edges and grassland with trees or shrubs. The female is believed to lay three greenish-white eggs in a grassy cup nest in a tree. Description The red siskin is about 10 cm long. The male is mainly deep red, with black on the head, throat, flight feathers and tail tip, and a whitish lower belly and under tail. The female is grey on the head, breast, and upper parts, apart from a red rump and upper tail. The breast is grey with reddish flanks, and the rest of the underparts, the wings and ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-headed Siskin
The black-headed siskin (''Spinus notatus''), also known as the Jonny Bee, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest. Evolution and systematics This species is part of a rapid recent adaptive radiation of '' Spinus'' finches in Central and South America, which produced at least eight other recognized species: '' S. atratus'', '' S. crassirostris'', '' S. spinescens'', '' S. yarrellii'', '' S. magellanicus'', '' S. olivaceus'', '' S. xanthogastrus'', and '' S. barbatus.'' The black-headed siskin was the earliest of these species to diverge. It was originally proposed that the radiation occurred around 3.5 million years ago, when an ancestral form, perhaps similar to the modern-day black-headed siskin, was able to adaptively radiate into South America. In this version of events, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
