European Serin

European Serin

Serinus serinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Hortobágy National Park
41 Verified records at Hortobágy National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a European Serin sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
2 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
3 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
4 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
5 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
6 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
7 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
8 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
9 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
10 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
11 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
12 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
13 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
10–20%
14 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
15 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
10–20%
16 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
17 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
18 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
19 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
20 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a European Serin in Hortobágy National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a European Serin sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see European Serin in Hortobágy National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for European Serin in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.

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