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It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

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Birdsong field guide

Fire-fronted Serin

Serinus pusillus

The Fire-fronted Serin is a small, dark-plumaged finch distinguished by its brilliant orange-red forehead patch. It is a high-altitude specialist native to the rugged mountain ranges of the Palearctic.

What it sounds like

A rapid, silvery twittering and 'pirrr' calls, with a song consisting of a fast, high-pitched jumble of liquid trills.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

Field notes

It is one of the highest-breeding finches, often found at elevations between 2,000 and 4,500 meters.
The species exhibits altitudinal migration, moving to lower valleys and even urban gardens when heavy snow covers its mountain food sources.
While predominantly sooty-black, its feathers have pale fringes that give the bird a heavily streaked or 'scaly' appearance.
Their diet is specialized toward tiny seeds, particularly favoring those from birch, alder, and various alpine composite flowers.
They are exceptionally gregarious outside of the breeding season, occasionally forming nomadic flocks of several hundred individuals.

Habitat

Rocky mountain slopes, subalpine scrub, and high-altitude meadows near the tree line.

Range

Mountainous regions spanning Turkey, the Caucasus, and Iran, through Central Asia to the Himalayas.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Black-headed CanarySerinus alario Cape CanarySerinus canicollis Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps European SerinSerinus serinus Island CanarySerinus canaria Syrian SerinSerinus syriacus Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

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