Spinus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Siskin, Eurasian Siskin)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSpinus spinus (Siskin, Eurasian Siskin)
GenusSpinus (a genus of birds)
FamilyFRINGILLIDAE (finches and crossbills)
OrderPASSERIFORMES (perching birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Spinus spinus (Siskin, Eurasian Siskin) :
1: Spinus spinus (Siskin, Eurasian Siskin)
17 Mar 2019 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
1 stunned adult sitting on garage roof; had probably flown into bedroom window
Image 1: Male - lateral viewImage 2: Male - lateral view (2)Image 3: Male - lateral view (3)Image 4: Male - lateral view (4)
2: Spinus spinus (Siskin, Eurasian Siskin)
28 Feb 2016 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at feeder
Image 1: 2 males and 1 female - at feederImage 2: Female - at feederImage 3: Female - at feeder (2)Image 4: Female - scavenging on ground underneath feederImage 5: Male - at feeder - lateral viewImage 6: Small flock - at feeder

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterry, P. 2007 Siskin Vol 18, No 6 Page: 392

Spinus spinus (Siskin, Eurasian Siskin) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spinus spinus (Siskin, Eurasian Siskin)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Spinus spinus (Siskin, Eurasian Siskin)
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