Red siskin

Spinus cucullatus

The Red siskin (Spinus cucullatus) is a bird found in Venezuela. Found in Venezuela. It eats seeds and nuts, fruit and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Spinus cucullatus
Region	North America
Found in	Venezuela

🏡 Where the Red siskin lives

Found in Venezuela.

🍽️ What it eats

🌰 Seeds & nuts60%
🍎 Fruit20%
🌿 Leaves & plants20%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 10 grams. It mostly eats seeds.

Questions about the Red siskin

Where does the Red siskin live?

The Red siskin lives in Venezuela. Found in Venezuela.

What does the Red siskin eat?

seeds and nuts (about 60%), fruit (about 20%), leaves and other plant parts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Red siskin endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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