Red siskin
Spinus cucullatus (Swainson, 1820)
The red siskin (Spinus cucullatus) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 9.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the red siskin
- Weight
- 9.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the red siskin live?
Not recorded
Is the red siskin endangered?
The red siskin is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.
How is the red siskin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae
- genusSpinus
- SpeciesSpinus cucullatus (Swainson, 1820)
Synonyms Carduelis cucullata, Sporagra cucullata
Other names and names in other languages (39)
- Carduelis cucullataEnglish
- سسكن أحمرArabic
- كعتر أحمرArabic
- كعتر قنبريArabic
- Червена скатияBulgarian
- lluer vermellCatalan
- čížek ohnivýCzech
- KapucinersiskenDanish
- KapuzenzeisigGerman
- ruĝa kardeloEsperanto
- CardenalitoSpanish
- Jilguero rojoSpanish
- Lúgano CardenalitoSpanish
- Lúgano EncapuchadoSpanish
- punasiisikeEstonian
- tulitikliFinnish
- Tarin rougeFrench
- Chardonneret rougeFrench
- crveni čižakCroatian
- tűzcsízHungarian
- Lucarino rossoItalian
- Cardinalino del VenezuelaItalian
- Lucherino rossoItalian
- ショウジョウヒワJapanese
- raudonasis alksninukasLithuanian
- KapoetsensijsDutch
- rødsisikNorwegian
- czyż czerwonyPolish
- lugre-vermelhoPortuguese
- pintassilgo-da-venezuelaPortuguese
- pintassilgo-vermelhoPortuguese
- Огненный чижRussian
- stehlík ohnivýSlovak
- Venecuelanski čižakSerbian
- rödsiskaSwedish
- Kırmızı isketeTurkish
- чиж червонийUkrainian
- 黑头红金翅雀Chinese
- 黑頭紅金翅雀Chinese
Relatives of the red siskin
Other species in the same genus Spinus.
Eurasian siskin
Spinus spinus
American goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Black siskin
Spinus atratus
Pine siskin
Spinus pinus
Lawrence's goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Lesser goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
CompareRed siskin vs Eurasian siskinRed siskin vs American goldfinchRed siskin vs Black siskinRed siskin vs Pine siskin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red siskin?
An adult red siskin weighs 9.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red siskin endangered?
The red siskin is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the red siskin?
The red siskin (Spinus cucullatus) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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