Spinus Spinus

What is a The Eurasian siskin
The Eurasian siskin is a semi-migratory passerine species from the finch family. It is a small-headed bird with short forked tails, around 12 cm. Their wings are usually dark in color and have yellow or yellowish motifs on them. The body edges are embroidered with dark colors towards the neck and the tail ends are decorated with yellow motifs. When the wings are opened, the yellowish motifs on the wings appear like a strip. The male skeleton bird has a black head and underside of the beak. Dewlap and eyebrow are greenish yellow. In females, the skullcap is greenish-gray. The Eurasian siskin, a semi-migratory bird, spends the winter in Central and Southern Europe and may stay in more northern regions for some years. In winter, they gather in rather large flocks. It is an active bird; It moves frequently even during the nesting period. It is not timid, it often makes its nest on the high branches of spruce. They generally live in coniferous and mixed forests. They are common in spruce forests. They perch on alder and birch trees and eat their seeds and catkins like flax birds. For this reason, they are often seen with flax birds. They feed on foamy cicadas, saw bees, leafhoppers, mosquitoes, and many other similar insects. The Eurasian siskin are often prey to hawks.