Definition of siskin
: a small chiefly greenish and yellowish finch (Carduelis spinus) of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa that is related to the goldfinch — compare pine siskin, red siskin
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The first red siskins just arrived at SCBI in 2015.
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The very first red siskin chick ever born at SCBI hatched in mid-April.
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Finches, pine siskins, chickadees and woodpeckers eat the seeds from the pine cones and glean insects from the bark.
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Smithsonian hopes to eventually breed enough red siskins to support a reintroduction program and bolster the wild population in South America.
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Origin and Etymology of siskin
German dialect Sisschen, diminutive of Middle High German zīse siskin, of Slav origin; akin to Czech čížek siskin
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