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Birdsong field guide

Arabian Serin

Crithagra rothschildi

A small, subtly colored finch endemic to the high-altitude rocky scrublands of the southwestern Arabian Peninsula.

What it sounds like

A complex, high-pitched song consisting of metallic trills, rapid whistles, and chirping notes.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. David Darrell-Lambert · Saudi ArabiaCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It is named after the British zoologist Lord Walter Rothschild, who first described the species in 1902.
The species is distinguished from the sympatric Yemen Serin by its more overall greyish-olive plumage and lack of extensive yellow on the underparts.
It possesses a relatively heavy, horn-colored bill adapted for a granivorous diet of various highland seeds.
Unlike many other finches, it is often found in barren, rocky terrains with minimal vegetation at elevations exceeding 1,500 meters.
It belongs to the genus Crithagra, which encompasses a diverse group of African and Arabian seedeaters previously classified in Serinus.

Habitat

Arid rocky slopes, terraced hillsides, and sparse juniper or acacia woodland.

Range

Southwestern Saudi Arabia and western Yemen.

Similar & commonly confused birds

African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides Ankober SerinCrithagra ankoberensis Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelli Black-faced CanaryCrithagra capistrata Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphurata Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriata Cape SiskinCrithagra totta

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