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Red Siskin

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Red Siskin (Carduelis cucullata)
Rosey Rump Waxbills, Crimson Rumped Waxbills, Sundevall's Waxbill
Saffron Finches, Pelzeln's Finches, Yellow Finches ...

 


Red Siskin Carduelis cucullata
Fringillidae
Red-tailed or Star Finch Bathilda ruficauda or Poephila ruficauda ...

Red siskin (Carduelis cucullata)
Yellow-faced siskin (Carduelis yarrellii)
Akepa (Loxops coccineus)
Ankober serin (Serinus ankoberensis)
Azores bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina)
Po'ouli (Melamprosops phaeosoma) ...

Yellow birds are particularly common while red birds have been produced by interbreeding with the Red Siskin. Canaries were formerly used by miners to warn of dangerous gases ("canary in a coal mine").

See also: Siskin, Finch, Lovebird, Parakeet, Serin