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Red-fronted serin

Serinus pusillus (Pallas, 1811)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.3 g to 11.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus)
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-fronted serin

Weight
11.3 g – 11.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
rockysrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.9 – 4.25src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-fronted serin live?

Not recorded

What is the red-fronted serin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-fronted serin or fire-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It prefers high mountain regions and is 11–12 cm (4.3–4.7 in) long.

This bird breeds in the Caucasus and the higher mountains of Turkey and Iran, with vagrants occasionally reaching the Greek Eastern Aegean Islands in winter. This bird is also found in Ladakh and other parts of the Indian Himalayas. Outside the breeding season, it occurs in small flocks, typically seen searching through thistle patches. It is a popular cagebird, and escapees from captivity are occasionally found throughout Europe.

The bird is variable in plumage, with adults resembling very dark redpolls. The foreparts are sooty and the forehead is red; juveniles have buff-brown heads. The call is a rapid, shrill "titihihihihihi", resembling that of a Linnet.

The bird will breed in captivity and thrives on a diet of canary grass seed, millet, and other small seeds. They bathe daily if water is accessible.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-fronted serin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-fronted_serin&oldid=1380578684), 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 red-fronted serin endangered?

The red-fronted 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.

How is the red-fronted serin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusSerinus
  7. SpeciesSerinus pusillus (Pallas, 1811)

Synonyms Emberiza aurifrons, Passer pusillus, Serinus aurifrons

Other names and names in other languages (48)
  • FFSEEnglish
  • Fire-fronted serinEnglish
  • Fire-fronted serinEnglish
  • نعار أحمر الجبهةArabic
  • نعار ناري الجبهةArabic
  • Червеночело канарчеBulgarian
  • gafarró de front vermellCatalan
  • zvonohlík královskýCzech
  • serin brongochWelsh
  • Rødpandet IriskDanish
  • RotstirngirlitzGerman
  • Μαύρο ΚαναρίνιGreek
  • Μαύρο ΣκαρθάκιGreek
  • ruĝfrunta serinoEsperanto
  • Serín frentirrojoSpanish
  • tulipea-koldvintEstonian
  • سهره پیشانی سرخPersian
  • kultahemppoFinnish
  • Serin à front d'orFrench
  • Serin à front d’orFrench
  • Seirín ceanndubhIrish
  • בזבוז אדום-מצחHebrew
  • crvenočela žutaricaCroatian
  • vöröshomlokú csicsörkeHungarian
  • Կարմրաճակատ սերինոսArmenian
  • Սերինոս կարմրաճակատArmenian
  • GlóbráIcelandic
  • Verzellino fronterossaItalian
  • ベニヒタイセリンJapanese
  • Қызылтелпекті құнақKazakh
  • karališkasis svilikėlisLithuanian
  • sarkanpieres ģirlicisLatvian
  • RoodvoorhoofdkanarieDutch
  • rødpanneiriskNorwegian
  • kulczyk królewskiPolish
  • chamariz-de-testa-vermelhaPortuguese
  • milheirinha-de-testa-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Корольковый вьюрокRussian
  • Красношапочный вьюрокRussian
  • RuksesdielkoruoivilNorthern Sami
  • kanárik vrchovskýSlovak
  • rdečečeli grilčekSlovenian
  • Crnoglava žutaricaSerbian
  • rödpannad gulhämplingSwedish
  • Kara isketeTurkish
  • щедрик королівськийUkrainian
  • 金額絲雀Chinese
  • 金额丝雀Chinese

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Relatives of the red-fronted serin

Other species in the same genus Serinus.

LC, Least Concern
Cape canary (Serinus canicollis)

Cape canary

Serinus canicollis

Fringillidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-fronted serin?

An adult red-fronted serin weighs 11.3 g – 11.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-fronted serin endangered?

The red-fronted 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 red-fronted serin?

The red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_fronted_serin_2026,
  title = {Red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-fronted-serin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}