Listen to the Saffron siskin
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About the Saffron siskin
The Saffron siskin is a bird in the family Fringillidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Saffron siskin sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as flight call and song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The saffron siskin (Spinus siemiradzkii) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat destruction and the IUCN has assessed it as being a "least concern species".
Related birds in the genus Spinus
More from the family Fringillidae
European goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Eurasian chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Common linnet
Linaria cannabina
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
European greenfinch
Chloris chloris
Red crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
Common rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Saffron siskin sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Saffron siskin on this page, including its flight call and song. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Saffron siskin endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Saffron siskin as “least concern”.
What family does the Saffron siskin belong to?
The Saffron siskin (Spinus siemiradzkii) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Flight call · Manabí: Río Ayampe, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Manabí: Río Ayampe, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Flight call · Manabí: Río Ayampe, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27075873 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Saffron siskin – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by John Gerrard Keulemans – Public domain