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 (France) | 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, 1810)
PROTONYM:
Fringilla pinus
Wilson, 1810. American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: Illustrated with Plates Engraved and Colored from Original Drawings taken from Nature 2, p.133 pl.17 fig.1.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bush-hill, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SPINUS
- spinus
- pinus
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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
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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.