Tibetan serin
Spinus thibetanus (Hume, 1872)
The tibetan serin (Spinus thibetanus) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.5 g to 11 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the tibetan serin
- Weight
- 10.5 g – 11 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the tibetan serin live?
Not recorded
What is the tibetan serin?
The Tibetan serin (Spinus thibetanus) or Tibetan siskin is a true finch species (family Fringillidae).
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Is the tibetan serin endangered?
The tibetan serin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 tibetan serin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae
- genusSpinus
- SpeciesSpinus thibetanus (Hume, 1872)
Synonyms Carduelis thibetana, Chionomitris thibetanus, Chrysomitris thibetana, Serinus thibetanus
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- Tibetan siskinEnglish
- Tibetan siskinEnglish
- Tibetan siskinEnglish
- سسكن تبتيArabic
- نعار تبتيArabic
- Тибетска скатияBulgarian
- lluer del TibetCatalan
- zvonohlík tibetskýCzech
- TibetsiskenDanish
- HimalajazeisigGerman
- HimalayagirlitzGerman
- HimalayazeisigGerman
- Tibeta serinoEsperanto
- tibeta kardeloEsperanto
- Jilguero tibetanoSpanish
- tiibeti koldvintEstonian
- tiibetinhemppoFinnish
- Serin du TibetFrench
- Tarin du TibetFrench
- planinski čižakCroatian
- tibeti csicsörkeHungarian
- Lucherino tibetanoItalian
- Verzellino del TibetItalian
- チベットヒワJapanese
- tibetinis svilikėlisLithuanian
- Tibetas ķivulisLatvian
- भोट सिस्कीनNepali
- Tibetaanse KanarieDutch
- tibetiriskNorwegian
- czyż tybetańskiPolish
- lugre-do-tibetePortuguese
- pintassilgo-tibetanoPortuguese
- Тибетский чижRussian
- Тибетский канареечный вьюрокRussian
- stehlík tibetskýSlovak
- Tibetanska žutaricaSerbian
- himalayasiskaSwedish
- Tibet İsketesiTurkish
- чиж тибетськийUkrainian
- 藏黃雀Chinese
- 藏黄雀Chinese
Relatives of the tibetan serin
Other species in the same genus Spinus.
Eurasian siskin
Spinus spinus
American goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Red siskin
Spinus cucullatus
Black siskin
Spinus atratus
Pine siskin
Spinus pinus
Lawrence's goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
CompareTibetan serin vs Eurasian siskinTibetan serin vs American goldfinchTibetan serin vs Red siskinTibetan serin vs Black siskin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the tibetan serin?
An adult tibetan serin weighs 10.5 g – 11 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the tibetan serin endangered?
The tibetan 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 tibetan serin?
The tibetan serin (Spinus thibetanus) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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