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Ankober serin

Crithagra ankoberensis (Ash, 1979)

VUVulnerablesongbirds

The ankober serin (Crithagra ankoberensis) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 14.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

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Quick facts about the ankober serin

Weight
14.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ankober serin live?

Not recorded

What is the ankober serin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Ankober serin (Crithagra ankoberensis) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is a small brown seedeater, about 12 centimeters or 5 inches in length with brown upperparts and its head and breast distinguished with heavy buffy-colored streaking. It is gregarious and is often encountered in flocks. Its song consists of a constant, low twitter.

This bird is endemic to Ethiopia, inhabiting steep rocky slopes and high cliff-tops; the reported range of the Ankober serin consists of several disjointed areas in northern Shewa and in the northern Amhara Region. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Ankober serin was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic. The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the Ankober serin were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.

From the Wikipedia article “Ankober serin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ankober_serin&oldid=1376620896), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the ankober serin endangered?

The ankober serin is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the ankober serin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCrithagra
  7. SpeciesCrithagra ankoberensis (Ash, 1979)

Synonyms Carduelis ankoberensis, Ochrospiza ankoberensis, Serinus ankoberensis

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • ANSEEnglish
  • نعار عنكوبارArabic
  • passerell d'AnkoberCatalan
  • zvonohlík etiopskýCzech
  • AnkobersiskenDanish
  • AnkobergirlitzGerman
  • AnkoberhänflingGerman
  • ankobera serinoEsperanto
  • Serín de AnkoberSpanish
  • Pardillo de AnkoberSpanish
  • ankoberi rohtlavintEstonian
  • ankoberinhemppoFinnish
  • Serin d'AnkoberFrench
  • Crithagre d'AnkoberFrench
  • Serin d’AnkoberFrench
  • kamenjarska žutaricaCroatian
  • Ankober-csicsörkeHungarian
  • Canarino di AncoberItalian
  • Verzellino di AnkoberItalian
  • アンコベルカナリアJapanese
  • dryžasis svilikėlisLithuanian
  • AnkoberkanarieDutch
  • klippeiriskNorwegian
  • afrokulczyk smugowanyPolish
  • canário-de-xoaPortuguese
  • canário-de-ankoberPortuguese
  • pintarroxo-listradoPortuguese
  • Анкоберский канареечникRussian
  • Анкоберский канареечный вьюрокRussian
  • kanárik útesovýSlovak
  • ankobersiskaSwedish
  • Ankober İsketesiTurkish
  • чечітка смугастаUkrainian
  • 埃塞丝雀Chinese
  • 安可貝絲雀Chinese

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Relatives of the ankober serin

Other species in the same genus Crithagra.

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Common questions

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How big is the ankober serin?

An adult ankober serin weighs 14.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ankober serin endangered?

The ankober serin is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the ankober serin?

The ankober serin (Crithagra ankoberensis) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{ankober_serin_2026,
  title = {Ankober serin (Crithagra ankoberensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ankober-serin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}