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European Serin

Serinus serinus

Classification

Class
Aves

The European serin, or simply the serin (Serinus serinus), is the smallest species of the family of finches (Fringillidae) and is closely related to the Atlantic canary. Its diet consists mainly of a combination of buds and seeds. Taxonomy The European serin was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1766 in the 12th edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Fringilla serinus.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 447,104France · 120,155Germany · 31,288Italy · 28,563Switzerland · 7,434Netherlands · 4,913Luxembourg · 517United Kingdom · 194Belgium · 170