red siskin
noun
: a finch (Carduelis cucullata of the family Fringillidae) of northern South America that is scarlet with black head, wings, and tail
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The Initiative is working to help coffee farmers in siskin environments to participate in the Smithsonian’s highly successful Bird Friendly certification project, as well as producing a red siskin chocolate bar made from bird-friendly cacao.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2020
Rodriguez-Clark hopes that if the situation improves, Venezuelans will get behind reintroduction efforts and conservation of red siskin habitat, which will help a number of other vulnerable species as well.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2020
Despite the current crisis, red siskins are a culturally important bird in Venezuela, where they are called cardenalitos.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2020
Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2020
Rodriguez-Clark hopes that if the situation improves, Venezuelans will get behind reintroduction efforts and conservation of red siskin habitat, which will help a number of other vulnerable species as well.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2020
Despite the current crisis, red siskins are a culturally important bird in Venezuela, where they are called cardenalitos.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1948, in the meaning defined above
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