Eurasian Siskin
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Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Vatnajokull National Park
1 Verified records at Vatnajokull National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is also called the European siskin, common siskin or just siskin. Other (archaic) names include black-headed goldfinch, barley bird and aberdevine. It is very common throughout Europe and Eurosiberia. It is found in forested areas, both coniferous and mixed woodland where it feeds on seeds of all kinds, especially of alder and conifers. It can be distinguished from similar finches by its plumage colour. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park

Common Redpoll
LC

Common Redpoll

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthis flammea

50–60% · Likely
Red Crossbill
LC Endemic

Red Crossbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Loxia curvirostra

<5% · Rare
Brambling
LC

Brambling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla montifringilla

<5% · Rare
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

Insufficient data
Redwing
LC

Redwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus iliacus

60–70% · Likely
Meadow Pipit
LC

Meadow Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus pratensis

50–60% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

50–60% · Likely
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

40–50% · Likely
Snow Bunting
LC

Snow Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plectrophenax nivalis

10–20% · With luck
Goldcrest
LC Endemic

Goldcrest

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Regulus regulus

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Wren
LC Endemic

Eurasian Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Troglodytes troglodytes

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Eurasian Siskin at Vatnajokull National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
50–60%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
3 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
20–30%
4 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
20–30%
5 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
6 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
7 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
8 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
10–20%
9 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
10 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
11 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
12 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
13 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
14 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
15 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
16 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
17 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
5–10%
18 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
19 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
20 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
21 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
22 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
23 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
24 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
25 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
26 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
27 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
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