Pine Siskin Spinus pinus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (3)
William R. Dawson
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 4, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 4, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Борова скатия |
| Dutch | Dennensijs |
| English | Pine Siskin |
| English (United States) | Pine Siskin |
| French | Tarin des pins |
| French (French Guiana) | Tarin des pins |
| German | Fichtenzeisig |
| Icelandic | Furufinka |
| Japanese | マツノキヒワ |
| Norwegian | stripesisik |
| Polish | czyż sosnowy |
| Russian | Сосновый чиж |
| Serbian | Američki čižak |
| Slovak | stehlík borovicový |
| Spanish | Jilguero de Los Pinos |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Jilguerito Pinero |
| Spanish (Spain) | Jilguero de los pinos |
| Swedish | tallsiska |
| Turkish | Çam İsketesi |
| Ukrainian | Чиж сосновий |
Spinus pinus ("Wilson, A", 1810)
PROTONYM:
Fringilla pinus
"Wilson, A", 1810. American Ornithology 2, p.133 pl.17 fig.1.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bush-hill, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Definitions
- SPINUS
- spinus
- pinus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Pine Siskin.
This species breeds sporadically and locally (usually after major winter irruptions). Within e. North America, the species is rare and infrequent in the southern half of U.S.