Siskin

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Genera

Carduelis
Serinus

A number of small birds in the finch family Fringillidae are named as siskins. These are mainly some of the small species in the genus Carduelis with largely yellow plumage, but a few similar-looking birds in the genus Serinus are also named as siskins.

  • Eurasian Siskin, Carduelis spinus
  • Pine Siskin, Carduelis pinus
  • Black-capped Siskin, Carduelis atriceps
  • Black-headed Siskin, Carduelis notata
  • Andean Siskin, Carduelis spinescens
  • Yellow-faced Siskin, Carduelis yarrellii
  • Thick-billed Siskin, Carduelis crassirostris
  • Hooded Siskin, Carduelis magellanica
  • Yellow-bellied Siskin, Carduelis xanthogastra
  • Saffron Siskin, Carduelis siemiradzkii
  • Olivaceous Siskin, Carduelis olivacea
  • Red Siskin, Carduelis cucullata
  • Antillean Siskin, Carduelis dominicensis
  • Black-chinned Siskin, Carduelis barbata
  • Black Siskin, Carduelis atrata
  • Yellow-rumped Siskin, Carduelis uropygialis
  • Abyssinian Siskin, Serinus nigriceps
  • Cape Siskin, Serinus totta
  • Drakensberg Siskin, Serinus symonsi

See also serin

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