Subject: [Tweeters] Pine Siskin in Eurasian clothes
Date: Feb 25 22:42:08 2005
From: Ian Paulsen - birdbooker at zipcon.net


HI:
FYI:
I think it's a male Pine Siskin. Female Eurasian Siskin has a distinct
yellow upper wing-bar, and whiter lower wing-bar (opposite of your bird).
Eurasian Siskin also has less yellow at the bases of the secondaries and
more prominent flank streaks than Pine Siskin. Again your bird fits Pine
Siskin.

See:

McLaren, I. A., J. Morlan, P. W. Smith, M. Gosselin, and S. F. Bailey.
1989. Eurasian Siskins in North America - distinguishing females from
green
morph Pine Siskins. American Birds 43:1268-1274.

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Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA 94044

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Ian Paulsen
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
A.K.A.: "Birdbooker"
"Rallidae all the way!"