Serinus pusillus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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. Red-fronted serin From Turkey Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fire-fronted Serin sighting in Almaty on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 73 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Fire-fronted Serin in Almaty on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and August–November, the lowest months. That is one of Almaty's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 75 mm in April.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fire-fronted Serin sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Fire-fronted Serin sightings, Almaty ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mashhad (Iran, about 10%).
Same family: Fringillidae
The closest relatives of the Fire-fronted Serin that you can see in Almaty (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are Chaffinch (about 40%), Brambling (about 30%) and European Greenfinch (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fire-fronted Serin is recorded against all the birds logged in Almaty (8 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
