| Pine Siskin Identification Tips |
| (Credit: U. S. Geological Survey) |
| General
Information - Small, seed-eating bird - Short, conical bill - Brown upperparts with heavy streaking - Pale underparts with heavy streaking - Yellow patches in wings and tail-not always visible - Short, forked tail - Distinctive call note given in flight Similar species The Pine Siskin can be identified by its yellow patches in the wings and tail. When these are not visible, as on a perched bird, it can look like a sparrow. It is smaller than sparrows and lacks a pale supercilium. |
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