Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusSpinus (Siskins and New World Goldfinches)
- SpeciesSpinus pinus (Pine Siskin)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pine Siskin in Big Bend National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Pine Siskin sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 543 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pine Siskin in Big Bend National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Pine Siskin in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.