Pine siskin

Spinus pinus

The Pine siskin (Spinus pinus) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Conifer forests across North America. It eats seeds and nuts, insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Spinus pinus
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the Pine siskin lives

Conifer forests across North America.

🍽️ What it eats

🌰 Seeds & nuts70%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%
🍎 Fruit10%
🌿 Leaves & plants10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Flocks wander widely each winter, searching for pine seeds.

Hear the Pine siskin

Recorded by Stanislas Wroza (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1014789. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Pine siskin

Where does the Pine siskin live?

The Pine siskin lives in United States and Canada. Conifer forests across North America.

What does the Pine siskin eat?

seeds and nuts (about 70%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%), fruit (about 10%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Pine siskin endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from North America

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.