Spinus

See also: spinus

Translingual

Spinus spinus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπίνος (spínos, “chaffinch”)

Proper noun

Spinus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – certain siskins and goldfinches.

Usage notes

• Often treated as a subgenus of Carduelis, Carduelis subg. Spinus.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Fringillidae - family; Carduelinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Spinus spinus (spruce siskin) - type species; (black siskin), Spinus atriceps (black-capped siskin), Spinus barbatus (black-chinned siskin), Spinus crassirostris (thick-billed siskin), Spinus cucullatus (red siskin), Spinus dominicensis (Antillean siskin), Spinus lawrencei (Lawrence's goldfinch), Spinus magellanicus (hooded siskin), Spinus notata (black-headed siskin), Spinus olivacea (olivaceous siskin), Spinus pinus (pine siskin), Spinus psaltria (lesser goldfinch), Spinus siemiradzkii (saffron siskin), Spinus spinescens (Andean siskin), Spinus thibetana (Tibetan siskin), Spinus tristis (American goldfinch), Spinus uropygialis (yellow-rumped siskin), Spinus xanthogastra (yellow-bellied siskin), Spinus yarrellii (yellow-faced siskin)) - other species

References

• Finch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Spinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Spinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Spinus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Spinus at Encyclopedia of Life