Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Eurasian Siskin
The Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: breeds northern Palearctic; winters Mediterranean region, China, and Ryukyu Islands (southern Japan)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Spinus spinus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eurasian Siskin
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla Spinus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Europe ; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1903, Vogel pal. Fauna, p. 71.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.181
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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