In the Siskin the sexual dimorphism is very evident. The males have an olive-green neck and rump that fades into the greenish-yellow on the face, chest and rump, while the undertail is whitish and the sides are the same color, with sparse gray-blackish streaks. The forehead, cap and goatee are black, while the wings and tail are also black with the presence of yellow and white mirrors. The females, on the other hand, completely lack cephalic black and show a much smaller presence of yellow lipochromium, showing mostly olive green plumage. In both sexes, beak and legs are blackish-gray in color.
 

Habitat: it prefers wooded areas and pine forests can be found in Europe, some areas of North Africa and also in Asia.
 

Feeding: Its feeding and mostly granivorous, it prefers seeds of conifers and seeds of herbaceous plants, it also feeds on buds, berries and fruit during the reproductive period adds to its diet small insects and invertebrates.

The Siskin is one of the species present with different pairs and mutations in our breeding managed by Alex Valentini RA24 - Hobby Nature Ornithology