OTHER NAMES: Serin
Latin Etymology: Serinus ("serin/canary") serinus ("serin/canary")
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 8.5-14g / Length: 11-12cm / Wingspan: 20-23cm
UK AMBER LIST / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The vibrant colours might give it away, but this species is a close relation of the Canary. It is found widely throughout almost all of Europe, although it is largely absent from Scandinavia and the British Isles, favouring more of a Mediterranean habitat. In Spain it is fairly common resident found in a variety of habitats up to and including inner-city parks. I saw a good number across the holiday, but how readily I could get views of them depended very much on where they were - urban birds being less shy than rural. Prior to seeing them in Spain, I did look for this species in the UK as it is a rare breeding species and vagrant, but failed to locate them each time.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Genus: Serinus
Subspecies: None - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
- SICILY 2018 TRIP - A few at Aci Castello.
- MADRID 2015 TRIP: Common at various locations including El Retiro and Patones
- MADRID 2016 TRIP: Fairly common throughout, particularly noted at El Pardo
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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