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ןטבהו הזחה ,רתוי םיריהב ויעבצ ךא יפוריא ובזבל המודו תצקמב לודג :ןונבל ובזב | ||||||||||
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Subspecies and Distribution.
Serinus Syriacus S Syria, Lebanon and N Israel. Winters mainly S and E Syria, Jordan and Iraq, Israel, Sinai and NE Egypt. | ||||||||||
Descriptive notes.12-13 cm, 10-14 g, wingspan 21-14. Small rather long-tailed serin, with rather subdued pale greyish-olive-yellow plumage which lacks strong streaks except on mantle.Breeding male has remarkably open foreface, with almost orange forehead, pale yellow eye-ring, and conspicuous pale yellow greater coverts and edges to inner flight-feathers and tail. Female less colorful, greyer above and paler on face and below with indistinct streaks on rear flanks. Sexes dissimilar, some seasonal variation in male, due to wear. HabitatBreeds in restricted part of east Mediterranean sector of west Palearctic in dry warm sunny climate on high upland slopes and ridges, often rocky, carrying sparse open woodland or clumps of low bushes. Access to drinking water is essential. Early nests are at 1000-1500 m, soon after snow melts. Sometimes breeding occurs in fruit orchards.In winter, migrates to lower ground, especially desert areas with some trees and water sources, or well-vegetated wadis or cultivated land. Food and FeedingPreferred food in captivity sprouting or half-ripe seeds of Canary grass. No further informationBreeding.Mid Apr to May, Jul-Aug for 2nd brood in Israel, Apr-Jun in Syria and Lebanon.Nest site, 1-2 m above ground in oak, maple bush, cedar, juniper, hawthorn, and almond. Nest, rather like that of Goldfinch though less neat. Cup shallow. 3-5 eggs, sub-elliptical to oval, smooth and glossy. Very pale blue, sparsely speckled reddish or purplish-brown mostly at broad end, sometimes only spotted or scrawled in circle at broad end and rest of egg unmarked. Incubation,12-14 days, by female only. Movements.Resident, and altitudinal and short-distance migrant. Movements erratic and poorly known. more conspicuous in spring than autumn. Migration mainly nocturnal. Apparently mainly resident in Syria and Lebanon, though Israeli breeding area, Mt Hermon vacated in autumn.Status and ConservationNot globally threatened. No information on changes.Israel.In Israel subspecies Serinus Syriacus common local breeder on Hermon and vicinity, very rare to locally uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor in most parts, especially east and south Israel. |
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