Finches, Euphonias

Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinus

The Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) is a 13 g forest bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Finches, Euphonias

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

13 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

64

Recorded in Sweden, Finland, Norway, United Kingdom, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Russia, Estonia, Portugal, Italy, Czechia, Åland, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Ukraine, Israel, Turkey, China, Luxembourg, Isle of Man, Greece, Lithuania, Japan, Bulgaria, Taiwan, Hungary, Slovakia, Republic of Korea, Belarus, Latvia, Slovenia, Serbia, Romania, Croatia, Georgia, Iran, Morocco, Palestine, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Iceland, Moldova, Algeria, Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Hong Kong, North Macedonia, Armenia, Tajikistan, Montenegro, Kuwait, Egypt, Faeroe Islands, United States, JE.

Where to see it: Kaarina · Littoinen, Lähteenmäki (Finland); Sapieginės miškas (Sapieginė forest) (Lithuania); вдхр. Дрозды (Drazdy Reservoir) (Belarus); Goloskiv (Ukraine); Kökar, Hamnö (Åland Islands).

Photo: (c) Paul Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist