Spinus is a genus of passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae.
The genus name is from the Ancient Greek spinos, a name for a now-unidentifiable bird.
All of the species in the genus, except for the Tibetan serin, were formerly included in the genus Carduelis. 

1/ Eurasian siskin (Sẻ thông Siskim, Spinus spinus)
The English name is from German dialect sisschen or zeischen.