The name siskin when referring to a bird is derived from an adaptation of the German dialect words sisschen, zeischen, which are diminutive forms of Middle High German (zîsec) and Middle Low German (ziseke, sisek) words, which are themselves apparently of Slavic origin. The name siskin was first recorded in written English in 1562, referring to the Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus.
Spinus
Andean siskin, Spinus spinescensAntillean siskin, Spinus dominicensisBlack siskin, Spinus atratusBlack-capped siskin, Spinus atricepsBlack-chinned siskin, Spinus barbatusBlack-headed siskin, Spinus notatusEurasian siskin, Spinus spinusHooded siskin, Spinus magellanicusOlivaceous siskin, Spinus olivaceusPine siskin, Spinus pinusRed siskin, Spinus cucullatusSaffron siskin, Spinus siemiradzkiiThick-billed siskin, Spinus crassirostrisYellow-bellied siskin, Spinus xanthogastrusYellow-faced siskin, Spinus yarrelliiYellow-rumped siskin, Spinus uropygialisSerinus
Cape siskin, Serinus tottaDrakensberg siskin, Serinus symonsiEthiopian siskin, Serinus nigriceps