Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus (Wilson, A, 1810)

Pine Siskin, Spinus pinus, is a finch found across North America and Middle America, from Canada to Guatemala. It breeds mainly in open conifer forest, especially where pine woods are extensive, and it also uses ornamental conifers and some deciduous stands in parks, cemeteries and suburban woodland. Its most useful field mark is the heavy streaking over the body, together with a slim, pointed bill and a short notched tail. Yellow or whitish markings may show on the wings and tail, and the bird can be mistaken for other finches or American sparrows.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias

Breeding range

North America, Middle America: Canada to Guatemala