Least ConcernTrumpeter Finch
Bucanetes githagineus
Birds · Passeriformes · Fringillidae
Serinus serinus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The smallest finch in Europe, plump in appearance with a very short, conical bill. Both sexes show a conspicuous greenish-yellow rump; the male adds an intense lemon yellow on the forehead, throat and breast in spring.
Weight
9 g – 15 g
Size
11 cm – 12 cm
Life expectancy
3 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Estimated population
The Spanish population is estimated at between 14,724,845 and 16,006,591 birds in the Third Atlas; the European one, at between 17 and 40 million individuals
Sources consulted: SEO/BirdLife (ficha y III Atlas de las aves en época de reproducción en España); IUCN Red List; Asturnatura; Borràs y Senar 2022, III Atlas; Clement 2020, Birds of the World (Cornell Lab); Ardeola (estudio del naranjal de Sagunto)
Best time: All year round; the males are among the first birds to sing in the arrival of spring
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 207.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.