Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) | Photos, Calls and ID

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Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus), photo 4 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Millie Basden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Marcel_Pepin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) christine123, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus), photo 9 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) CK2AZ, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

What the Pine Siskin sounds like

Sonogram of the Pine Siskin: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Doug Hynes · Call · Goulds, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Jonathon Jongsma · Call · Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Jonathon Jongsma · Call · Minnehaha Creek, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

These birds are fairly small, being around the same size as the widespread American goldfinch. In both sexes, total length can range from 11–14 cm (4.3–5.5 in), with a wingspan of 18–22 cm (7.1–8.7 in) and a weight of 12–18 g (0.42–0.63 oz). Adults are brown on the upperparts and pale on the underparts, with heavy streaking throughout. They have short, forked tails. Their bills are conical like most finches but are more elongated and slender than those of other co-occurring finches.

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When to see the Pine Siskin

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Pine Siskin

Regular range

The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

United States Canada Mexico Guatemala St. Pierre & Miquelon Bermuda

About the Pine Siskin

The pine siskin is a North American bird in the finch family. It is a migratory bird with an extremely sporadic winter range.

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Easily confused with

Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltriaThis species is not only the smallest North American Spinus finch, it may be the smallest true finch in the world.

Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusThe siskin is a small, short-tailed bird, 11–12.5 centimetres (4.3–4.9 in) in length with a wingspan that ranges from 20 to 23 centimetres (7.9 to 9.1 in).

Hooded SiskinSpinus magellanicusThe hooded siskin is 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long. and weighs about 11 g (0.39 oz).

Side by side: American Goldfinch vs Pine Siskin · Lesser Goldfinch vs Pine Siskin · Pine Siskin vs Redpoll · Eurasian Siskin vs Pine Siskin · Hooded Siskin vs Pine Siskin

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