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The red siskin (Spinus cucullatus) belongs to the family Fringillidae under the order Passeriformes.

Red siskin taxonomy

The Fringillidae is the family of true finches. They have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds.

The family Fringillidae was first introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.

The family Fringillidae comprises three subfamilies, viz., Fringillinae, Carduelinae and Euphoniinae. The subfamily Carduelinae contains 184 species divided into 49 genera, including Spinus.

The genus Spinus was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857), a German entomologist and arachnologist, in the year 1816.

The genus Spinus comprises twenty species, including Spinus cucullatus (red siskin). The species Spinus cucullatus was first described by William John Swainson FLS, FRS (8 October 1789 – 6 December 1855), an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist and entomologist, in the year 1820.

Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:Spinus cucullatus
Species:S. cucullatus
Genus:Spinus
Subfamily:-
Family:Fringillidae
Order:Passeriformes
Class:Aves
Phylum:Chordata
Kingdom:Animalia
Red siskin - Spinus cucullatus
1.Red siskin - Spinus cucullatus
Image by Mark Robbins


Spinus cucullatus
2.Red siskin - Spinus cucullatus
Image by Siskini

Spinus cucullatus
3.Red siskin - Spinus cucullatus
Image by Linda De Volder

Spinus cucullatus
4.Red siskin - Spinus cucullatus
Image by Linda De Volder

Spinus cucullatus
5.Red siskin female - Spinus cucullatus
Image by Linda De Volder

Spinus cucullatus
6.Red siskin - Spinus cucullatus
Image by GrrlScientist

Spinus cucullatus
7.Red siskin family - Spinus cucullatus
Image by GrrlScientist

Spinus cucullatus
8.Red siskin eggs - Spinus cucullatus
Image by GrrlScientist
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1.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cucullatamachodanamaranch.jpg (cropped)
Author: Mark Robbins | License: Public domain
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Author: Siskini | License: Public domain
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Author: Linda De Volder | License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 as on 7/1/18
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Author: GrrlScientist | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 7/1/18
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