---
title: "European Serin"
description: "Serinus serinus — Birds. The European serin, or simply the serin (Serinus serinus), is the smallest species of the family of finches (Fringillidae) and is closely related to the Atlantic canary."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/european-serin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# European Serin

> Serinus serinus — Birds. The European serin, or simply the serin (Serinus serinus), is the smallest species of the family of finches (Fringillidae) and is closely related to the Atlantic canary.

- Scientific name: *Serinus serinus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 40960
- Wikidata: [Q271807](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271807)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9236](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9236)

## Names

- en: European Serin
- de: Girlitz
- es: Verdecillo
- fr: Serin cini
- nl: Europese kanarie
- pt: Chamariz
- pl: Kulczyk zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

ES (13153), IT (4473), PT (4242), FR (3901), DE (1499), RU (836), DZ (591), CH (516), AT (457), CZ (447), MA (337), PL (336)

## Summary

The European serin, or simply the serin (Serinus serinus), is the smallest species of the family of finches (Fringillidae) and is closely related to the Atlantic canary. Its diet consists mainly of a combination of buds and seeds.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_serin

## Photo

![European Serin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-serin/medium.jpg)

Photo: José Antonio León Mangado · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/290141370

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-serin?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).