Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin
Adult
- Long wings and short tail
- Slender, sharply-pointed gray/black bill
- Streaky brown overall
- Bright yellow visible on folded wings
- © Raymond Lee, AB, Edmonton, January 2010
Pine Siskin
Adult
- Small, short-tailed finch with long wings
- Slender, sharply-pointed bill
- Streaked brown overall
- Bright yellow often visible on wing-bars and folded flight feathers
- © Dave Wendelken, VA, Lakewood, December 2010
Pine Siskin
Adult
- Small, streaky finch
- Brown streaks darkest and most dense on breast
- Very slender, sharply-pointed bill
- Bright yellow on folded wings
- © Jeff Loomis, PA, February 2009
Pine Siskin
Adult
- Small finch with short tail and long wings
- Streaky brown overall
- Pale wingbars
- Bright yellow visible on folded wings
- © Laura Erickson, MN, Duluth, May 2011
Pine Siskin
Adult
- Small, short-tailed finch
- Streaky brown overall
- Bright yellow on folded wings
- © maia bird, MA, Bristol County, February 2011
Pine Siskin
Adult
- Small, long-winged finch
- Streaked brown overall
- Very thin, pointed black bill
- Bright yellow visible on folded wing
- © Brian L. Sullivan, CA, Carmel Valley, September 2010
Pine Siskin
Adult
- Small, short-tailed finch
- Streaky brown overall
- Pale wing bars
- Bright yellow visible on wings and tail
- © Will Sweet, MA, Sharon, February 2009
Pine Siskin
Adult
- Slender, pointed bill
- Streaky brown overall
- Pale wingbars
- Bright yellow on folded wing
- © Laura Erickson, MN, Duluth, January 2009
Similar Species
Adult female
- Larger and stockier than Pine Siskin
- Thicker, conical bill
- No wing bars
- No yellow coloration on wings or tail
- © Robert Strickland, FL, September 2009
Adult female
- Paler than Pine Siskin with snowy white belly and undertail
- Dark red patch on forehead
- Some yellow on bill
- Streaking confined to sides of breast only
- © Stuart Oikawa, MB, February 2011
Nonbreeding adult
- Stockier than Pine Siskin
- Bill smaller and flatter than in Pine Siskin
- Yellow on rump and breast instead of on wings
- © Carlos Escamilla, Laredo, TX, January 2011
Nonbreeding male
- Stockier than Pine Siskin
- Thicker bill
- No streaking on breast or back
- Yellow on face and chin
- © Carole Hickey, PA, December 2010
American and Lesser Goldfinches with Pine Siskins
- Pine Siskins more slender than Goldfinches
- Siskins heavily streaked on breast and back, Goldfinches unstreaked
- Siskins with thinner and pointer bills than Goldfinches
- © Darin Ziegler, Colorado Springs, CO, November 2008