Name

Serinus serinus

European serin

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Genus: Serinus

Species: serinus

Habitat

Forest edges and clearings, tree crops and gardens.

Feeding

Free. Fairly gregarious. Granivorous.

Distribution

Western Palearctic except for the colder northern fringe.

Conservation status

Not threatened

Additional information

Small passerine (11 cm) with proportionately large head, very short conical bill, very striated colour pattern both dorsally and ventrally, with a general greenish tinge in females and much more yellow on the head and obispillary of males. Partial migrant.