Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) - BirdLife species factsheet

Pine Siskin Spinus pinus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Spinus pinus (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Carduelis following AOU (1998 & supplements); Cramp et al. (1977-1994); Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993); Stotz et al. (1996).

Taxonomic source(s)
Cramp, S. and Perrins, C.M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Cramp, S.; Perrins, C. M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	13 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	25,700,000 km²	medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	22,500,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	poor	estimated	2009
Population trend	stable	-	estimated	-
Generation length	3.9 years	-	-	-

Trend justification: This species has had stable population trends over the last 40 years in North America (data from Breeding Bird Survey and/or Christmas Bird Count: Butcher and Niven 2007).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Canada	extant	native
Guatemala	extant	uncertain
Mexico	extant	native
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France)	extant	native	yes		yes
USA	extant	native		yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	breeding
Forest	Boreal	major	non-breeding
Forest	Boreal	major	breeding
Forest	Temperate	major	non-breeding
Forest	Temperate	major	breeding
Shrubland	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Temperate	suitable	non-breeding
Altitude	1800 - 4000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Pine Siskin Spinus pinus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pine-siskin-spinus-pinus on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.