Summary ⁶

The Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) is a North American bird in the finch family. It is a migratory bird with an extremely sporadic winter range.

Distribution ⁷

occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

Diagnostic description ⁸

See McLaren et al. (1989, Am. Birds 43:1268-1274) for detailed information on distinguishing between pine and Eurasian siskins.

Habitat and ecology ⁹

Systems

• Terrestrial

Migration ¹⁰

Non-Migrant: Yes. At least some populations of this species do not make significant seasonal migrations. Juvenile dispersal is not considered a migration.

Locally Migrant: Yes. At least some populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).

Locally Migrant: Yes. At least some populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.

Pine siskins may wander irregularly during winter.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Becky Gregory, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/gr8dnes/5256775268/
2. (c) wsweet321 on Flickr, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Carduelis_pinus_wsweet321.jpg/460px-Carduelis_pinus_wsweet321.jpg
3. (c) 2002 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=110182&one=T
4. Karney, Lee, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/20896.jpg
5. (c) James Maughn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7540/16148491845_b562c5cea4_o.jpg
6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinus_pinus
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