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 Elk Island National Park
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven
Corvus corax
📅 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 Elk Island National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Pine Siskin sighting in Elk Island National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pine Siskin in Elk Island National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Pine Siskin in Elk Island National Park in our monthly data.