- European Serin
Taxobox
name = European Serin
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
image_width = 240px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Fringillidae
genus = "Serinus "
species = "S. serinus"
binomial = "Serinus serinus"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1766)
range_
range_map_width = 240px
range_map_caption = Range: orange, summer; green, all year; blue, winterThe European Serin, or just Serin ("Serinus serinus") is a small
passerine bird in thefinch family Fringillidae.It is a small short-tailed bird, 11-12 cm in length. The upper parts are dark-streaked greyish green, with a yellow rump. The yellow breast and white belly are also heavily streaked. The male has a brighter yellow face and breast, yellow wing bars and yellow tail sides. The song of this bird is a buzzing trill, very familiar in
Mediterranean countries.It breeds across southern and central
Europe and northAfrica . Southern and Atlantic coast populations are largely resident, but the northern breeders migrate further south in Europe for the winter. Open woodland and cultivation, often with someconifer s, is favoured for breeding. It builds its nest in a shrub or tree, laying 3-5 eggs. It forms flocks outside the breeding season, sometimes mixed with other finches.The food is mainly seeds, and, in the breeding season, insects. This small
serin is an active and often conspicuous bird.References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
External links
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=8858 European Serin videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://www.ibercajalav.net/img/428_SerinS.serinus.pdf Ageing and sexing (PDF) by Javier Blasco-Zumeta]
* [http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/photos/european.serin.html Oiseaux] Photographs, text, map.
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