Eurasian Siskin
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Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Nikko National Park
26 Verified records at Nikko National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Siskin sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park

Oriental Greenfinch
LC

Oriental Greenfinch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloris sinica

10–20% · With luck
Japanese Grosbeak
LC

Japanese Grosbeak

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Eophona personata

10–20% · With luck
Brambling
LC

Brambling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla montifringilla

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Bullfinch
LC

Eurasian Bullfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

5–10% · With luck
Pallas's Rosefinch
LC

Pallas's Rosefinch

Bird

Carpodacus roseus

Insufficient data
Hawfinch
LC

Hawfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

5–10% · Rare
Long-tailed Rosefinch
LC

Long-tailed Rosefinch

Bird

Carpodacus sibiricus

<5% · Rare
Common Redpoll
LC

Common Redpoll

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthis flammea

<5% · Rare
Red Crossbill
LC Endemic

Red Crossbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Loxia curvirostra

Insufficient data
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

70–80% · Very likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Japanese Bush Warbler
LC

Japanese Bush Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Horornis diphone

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Siskin in Nikko National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Siskin sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eurasian Siskin in Nikko National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Siskin in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.

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