Spinus spinus
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Mass
~15 g
Habitat
Forests
Diet
Seeds and grains
How to recognize it
The Eurasian Siskin is a small, lively finch that usually keeps high in the treetops. It is easy to miss at first, but its fresh green-and-yellow tones and quick, restless movements make it memorable once noticed.
It is sociable and often gathers in loose flocks, especially in autumn and winter. Its voice is a steady stream of thin calls and a pleasant song of tweets and trills, and it moves with an agile, bounding flight and a habit of hanging upside down while feeding.
It lives in coniferous and mixed woodland, as well as other wooded places with seeds to pick. It feeds mainly on seeds, especially alder and conifers, and takes insects when feeding chicks; in winter it may wander south in large numbers, but some remain wherever food stays available.
Quick Facts
The Eurasian Siskin is a small, lively finch that usually keeps high in the treetops. It is easy to miss at first, but its fresh green-and-yellow tones and quick, restless movements make it memorable once noticed.
It is sociable and often gathers in loose flocks, especially in autumn and winter. Its voice is a steady stream of thin calls and a pleasant song of tweets and trills, and it moves with an agile, bounding flight and a habit of hanging upside down while feeding.
It lives in coniferous and mixed woodland, as well as other wooded places with seeds to pick. It feeds mainly on seeds, especially alder and conifers, and takes insects when feeding chicks; in winter it may wander south in large numbers, but some remain wherever food stays available.
