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A photo of a Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
Pine Siskin

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus

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. 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. Variably, pine siskins have yellow patches on their wings and tails, which may also consist of white streaks on the wings. Although they can be confused by the more inexperienced for other finches or even American sparrows, pine siskins are distinguished by their heavy streaking, relatively slender bills, notched tail, yellow or whitish patches on the wings and smallish size.
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Alex Wight
Thursday 25 May 2023 - 12:45pm
United States
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Alex Wight
Tuesday 23 May 2023 - 7:32pm
United States
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Leah Sparkman
Tuesday 23 May 2023 - 12:25pm
United States
A photo of a Pine Siskin photographed in Center Creek Cemetery United States
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Rebeckah Watkins
Monday 22 May 2023 - 9:20pm
United States
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