Eurasian siskin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian siskin lives – recorded in 50 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Spinus spinus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	50 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	1.29 g (birth weight); 13.8 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Fringillidae

Where does the Eurasian siskin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian siskin in 50 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, People's Republic of China, Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an Eurasian siskin?

Wikidata records the following for the Eurasian siskin: mass 1.29 g (birth weight); 13.8 g (adult weight).

Is the Eurasian siskin endangered?

The Eurasian siskin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Eurasian siskin?

The Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Fringillidae, genus Spinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Eurasian siskin

The Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is also called the European siskin, common siskin or just siskin. Other (archaic) names include black-headed goldfinch, barley bird and aberdevine. It is very common throughout Europe and Eurosiberia. It is found in forested areas, both coniferous and mixed woodland where it feeds on seeds of all kinds, especially of alder and conifers.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian siskin (revision 1381183338), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27075864 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).