siskin in English

noun
1
a small songbird related to the goldfinch.
Seedeaters such as evening grosbeaks, goldfinches, and pine siskins prefer black oil sunflower and niger thistle.

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1. Animals: AARDVARK, ALPACA, AMADAVAT or Avadavat (Indian song bird), BLACK MAMBA (snake), CARACAL (lynx), CARACARA (vulture-like bird), MATAMATA (a turtle), HELLBENDER (salamander), LEVERET (young hare), TREECREEPER (bird), TREE SHREW, INDRIS (a lemurine animal), SISKIN (bird), KOODOO or COODOO (antelope), MOORCOCK (bird), POTOROO (kangaroo-rat), …

2. ‘The Bittern, a brown heron, came close to dying out six years ago and conservationists feared there were only 11 ‘booming’ males left.’ ‘For every obvious crossbill, razorbill, greenfinch, woodpecker, warbler, treecreeper, swift or flycatcher there is a mysterious wigeon, garganey, gadwall, Bittern, siskin, pipit, shrike or twite.’

3. Accentors Siberian Accentor Old World Sparrows House Sparrow Wagtails and Pipits American Pipit Finches and Allies Brambling Evening Grosbeak Pine Grosbeak Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Black Rosy-Finch House Finch Purple Finch Cassin’s Finch Common Redpoll Hoary Redpoll Red Crossbill Cassia Crossbill White-winged Crossbill Pine Siskin Lesser