Definition of "siskin" []

• Any of several small finches, such as Carduelis spinus, a greenish-yellow finch of Eurasia related to the goldfinch, or the pine siskin of North America. (noun)

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• "Adult male Ethiopian black-headed siskin, Serinus nigriceps, also known as the Ethiopian siskin or (African/Abyssinian) black-headed siskin, or the black-headed serin, photographed at Bale Mountains, Ethiopia (Africa)."
• "Response: This is adult male black-headed siskin, Serinus nigriceps."
• "Some bird was active in the bush behind me, a siskin, I supposed, or possibly a thrush."