Finches (Fringillidae)
Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus) - HBW 15, p. 547
French: Tarin des aulnes
German: Erlenzeisig
Spanish: Jilguero Lúgano
Other common names: Common/Spruce Siskin
Taxonomy: Carduelis Spinus Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
This species and C. pinus and C. atriceps have been thought to form a superspecies. Recent phylogenetic analysis indicates that first two, at least, are only distantly related to the South American group of siskins, and has recently been suggested that they be separated in genus Spinus, but comprehensive review is required of all species currently included within present genus in order to determine true relationships. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds discontinuously throughout Europe from N Scandinavia to N & C Spain, Corsica, N & S Italy and Balkans to N Greece, and continuously E from Baltic and E Poland through C parts of W Russia, NC Kazakhstan and W Siberia to upper R Ob (irregularly to R Yenisey), and in S from Ukraine, W Caucasus and NW & N Turkey E to N Iran & N Iraq; also in Russian Far East from L Baikal and Yablonovy Range E to Transbaikalia, Sea of Okhotsk coast, C Kamchatka, Ussuriland, Sakhalin I and NE China (N Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang), also N Japan (C & E Hokkaido). Winters S to NW Africa, Cyprus, N & C Israel, SW Iran, N Mongolia, Korea, S Japan, E & S China and Taiwan.
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A male, and then a female, perched in different branches Locality Malmedy, Liège Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Jean Hupperetz 25 February 2006 6 years ago 35 sec 4.9 -
A male at a seeds feeder and a female at a peanuts one Locality Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 13 March 2008 5 years ago 1 min 4.7 -
A male on a branch, feeding on a bud Locality Malmedy, Liège Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Jean Hupperetz 25 February 2006 6 years ago 32 sec 4.6 -
A male eating seeds at a feeder Locality Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 13 March 2008 5 years ago 46 sec 4.4 -
A female taking a bath. Locality Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 January 2013 17 weeks ago 37 sec 4.3 -
A female with males drinking and flying away Locality Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Pedro Rubio 27 January 2003 8 years ago 35 sec 4.1
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Male on a dry branch.
Locality Zagreb County, Croatia
spiljar 12 February 2011 2 years ago 4.6 -
This species visits my garden from February to April every year. Here is the male
Locality Landes, Aquitanie, France
Nicole Bouglouan 5 March 2005 3 years ago 4.5 -
This species visits my garden from February to April every year. Here is the female
Locality Landes, Aquitanie, France
Nicole Bouglouan 5 March 2005 3 years ago 4.5 -
One bird on a branch.
Locality Maksimir Park, City of Zagreb, Croatia
Bojan Bencic 3 March 2013 11 weeks ago 4.2 -
possing on a branch
Locality Montserrat Mountain Natural Park, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Josep Batlle 9 November 2012 27 weeks ago 4.2 -
A male feeding seeds
Locality Valladolid, Castile and Leon, Spain
CarlosNaza 21 January 2011 2 years ago 4.2
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A subsong with a lot of mimicries. Locality Rambouillet Forest, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
(ssp spinus)
Julien Rochefort 23 October 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Flight calls Locality Send, Surrey, England, Great Britain
(ssp spinus)
Stuart Fisher 15 November 2005 3 years ago 3.5 -
Calls of a single bird flying over Locality Surrey, England, Great Britain
(ssp spinus)
Stuart Fisher 3 years ago 3
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