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Citril finch

Carduelis citrinella (Pallas, 1764)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The citril finch (Carduelis citrinella) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12 g to 15 g and live up to 5.67 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Citril finch (Carduelis citrinella)
Photo: Sandra from France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the citril finch

Weight
12 g – 15 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
5.67 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.48src 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 citril finch live?

Not recorded

What is the citril finch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The citril finch (Carduelis citrinella), also known as the Alpine citril finch, is a small songbird, a member of the true finch family, Fringillidae.

This bird is a resident breeder in the mountains of southwestern Europe from Spain to the Alps. Its northernmost breeding area is found in the Black Forest of southwestern Germany.

From the Wikipedia article “Citril finch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Citril_finch&oldid=1380525726), 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 citril finch endangered?

The citril finch 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 citril finch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCarduelis
  7. SpeciesCarduelis citrinella (Pallas, 1764)

Synonyms Carduelis citrinella citrinella, Fringilla brumalis, Fringilla citrinella, Serinus citrinella, Serinus citrinella, Serinus citrinella citrinella

Other names and names in other languages (56)
  • Alpine citril finchEnglish
  • Alpine citril finchEnglish
  • عصفور ستريلArabic
  • TirirínAragonese
  • verderón montésAsturian
  • Алпийско канарчеBulgarian
  • Seran-menezBreton
  • LlucaretaCatalan
  • llucareta europeaCatalan
  • VerderoletCatalan
  • zvonohlík citronovýCzech
  • zvonohlík citrónovýCzech
  • CitronsiskenDanish
  • ZitronenzeisigGerman
  • ZitronengirlitzGerman
  • Zitronengirlitz (der gebräuchlichere deutsche Artname)German
  • CitronkardeloEsperanto
  • citrona kardeloEsperanto
  • Verderón serranoSpanish
  • kuuse-koldvintEstonian
  • KuusevintEstonian
  • Mendi txirriskilaBasque
  • sitruunahemppoFinnish
  • Venturon montagnardFrench
  • Glasán buíghlasIrish
  • Corkan buighManx
  • בזבוז תרוגHebrew
  • planinska žutaricaCroatian
  • CitromcsízHungarian
  • citromcsicsörkeHungarian
  • NæfurfinkaIcelandic
  • VenturoneItalian
  • Venturone alpinoItalian
  • シトロンヒワJapanese
  • gelsvasis svilikėlisLithuanian
  • citronģirlicisLatvian
  • CitroensijsDutch
  • CitroenkanarieDutch
  • sitroniriskNorwegian
  • OsetnikPolish
  • osetnik (zwyczajny)Polish
  • verdilhão-serranoPortuguese
  • milheirinha-serranaPortuguese
  • milheirinha-serranoPortuguese
  • Лимонный вьюрокRussian
  • Лимонный канареечный вьюрокRussian
  • Лимонный (канареечный) вьюрокRussian
  • SitronruoivilNorthern Sami
  • stehlík citrónovýSlovak
  • konopeljščicaSlovenian
  • Alpska žutaricaSerbian
  • citronsiskaSwedish
  • Alp isketesiTurkish
  • чиж цитриновийUkrainian
  • 桔黄丝雀Chinese
  • 檸檬黃絲雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the citril finch

Other species in the same genus Carduelis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the citril finch?

An adult citril finch weighs 12 g – 15 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the citril finch endangered?

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

How long does the citril finch live?

The citril finch has a recorded lifespan of 5.67 years.

What kind of animal is the citril finch?

The citril finch (Carduelis citrinella) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{citril_finch_2026,
  title = {Citril finch (Carduelis citrinella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/citril-finch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}