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Pine Siskin
jmorlan

Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)

The amount of yellow in the wings varies individually and cannot be used to reliably sex these siskins. Juveniles resemble adults but have buffy wing-bars. This is a rather nomadic species, and California seems to be currently experiencing a modest invasion of these birds. There are three subspecies. This is the widespread nominate North American race. Two others are found in Mexico. They are less distinctly streaked and differ in size and the amount of yellow in the tail. Based on mitochondrial genetic data these siskins and North American goldfinches were moved from the genus Carduelis to Spinus in the 50th supplement to the AOU Check-list. This change produced one of my favorite rhyming scientific bird names.
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Location
San Pedro Creek, Pacifica, California, USA.
Date taken
22 May 2022.
Scientific name
Spinus pinus
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LOL that's a cheeky look he's giving you Joe.

What a charming picture - thanks for the smile lad.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
174
Comment count
3

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Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
206.6 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
160
Filename
PineSiskinIMG_2326.jpg
File size
166.1 KB
Date taken
Sun, 22 May 2022 11:07 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 693px

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