Siskin

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For the aeroplane see Siskin

Siskins

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