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Arabian serin

Crithagra rothschildi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1902)

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The arabian serin (Crithagra rothschildi) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.2 g to 14 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Arabian serin (Crithagra rothschildi)
Photo: Ammadoux · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the arabian serin

Weight
11.2 g – 14 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the arabian serin live?

Not recorded

What is the arabian serin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Arabian serin (Crithagra rothschildi), also known as the olive-rumped serin, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is native to the Sarawat Mountains of western Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

The Arabian 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 Arabian serin were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.

From the Wikipedia article “Arabian serin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arabian_serin&oldid=1355080057), 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 arabian serin endangered?

The arabian serin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the arabian serin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCrithagra
  7. SpeciesCrithagra rothschildi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1902)

Synonyms Carpodacus uropygialis, Ochrospiza rothschildi, Serinus angolensis philbyi, Serinus angolensis rothschildi, Serinus atrogularis rothschildi, Serinus rothschildi

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Arabian canaryEnglish
  • Olive-rumped serinEnglish
  • نعار عربيArabic
  • نعار زيتوني الردفArabic
  • نعار زيتوني الكفلArabic
  • gafarró àrabCatalan
  • zvonohlík arabskýCzech
  • Arabisk SiskenDanish
  • MedinagirlitzGerman
  • arabia serinoEsperanto
  • Serín árabeSpanish
  • araabia rohtlavintEstonian
  • harmaahemppoFinnish
  • arabianharmaahemppoFinnish
  • Serin d'ArabieFrench
  • Crithagre d'ArabieFrench
  • Serin d’ArabieFrench
  • Serin de RothschildFrench
  • Seirín ArabachIrish
  • Sherreen ArabaghManx
  • arabijska žutaricaCroatian
  • olajzöld csicsörkeHungarian
  • Verzellino d'ArabiaItalian
  • オリーブカナリアJapanese
  • arabinis svilikėlisLithuanian
  • Arābijas ģirlicisLatvian
  • Arabische KanarieDutch
  • Rothschilds KanarieDutch
  • arabeririskNorwegian
  • afrokulczyk arabskiPolish
  • canário-árabePortuguese
  • canário-arábicoPortuguese
  • Аравийский вьюрокRussian
  • Аравийский канареечникRussian
  • Канареечный вьюрок РотшильдаRussian
  • kanárik arabskýSlovak
  • Rotšildov kanarinacSerbian
  • arabsiskaSwedish
  • Arabistan İsketesiTurkish
  • щедрик аравійськийUkrainian
  • 绿腰丝雀Chinese
  • 黃腰絲雀Chinese

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Relatives of the arabian serin

Other species in the same genus Crithagra.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the arabian serin?

An adult arabian serin weighs 11.2 g – 14 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the arabian serin endangered?

The arabian serin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the arabian serin?

The arabian serin (Crithagra rothschildi) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{arabian_serin_2026,
  title = {Arabian serin (Crithagra rothschildi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arabian-serin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}