"siskin" meaning in English

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      "word": "Carduelinae"
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          "text": "Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.",
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        "A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus."
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