Learn what every symbol on the card means.Full credits and sources at beakbrain.com/symbols
ShrublandCavity nestTiny · 13 g
ID tip
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 especially visible in flight. The adult male has a light brown back, wing coverts, rump and upper tail and yellow underparts. The head, nape and sides of neck are yellowish grey and olive. Fine dark brown streaks are most prominent on the head and the sides of the throat. The female is similar but duller; she lacks grey on the head and has more streaking on the face and breast.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
When to see the Cape Siskin
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Cape Siskin
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Cape Siskin
The Cape siskin is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is an endemic resident breeder in the southern Cape Province of South Africa.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easily confused with
White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriataThe white-bellied canary is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloidesThe African citril, also known as the Abyssinian citril, is a species of finch.
Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiReichenow's seedeater is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
Side by side: Cape Siskin vs Forest Canary
Learn the Cape Siskin in the BeakBrain App
Photo and call practice. Coming soon to iPhone and Android.
Play today's Daily BirdEvery photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.