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Common name: | Syrian Serin |
Hebrew name: | בזבוז לבנון |
Latin Name: | Serinus syriacus |
Length: | 11-12.5 cm |
Diet: | Insects |
Habitat: | Breeds on Rocky mt slopes with trees and bushes .winters in Desert mountains and hillsides. |
Common location: | Spring and summer at the Hermon , winter at Sde Boker. |
Notes: | The Syrian serin is prettily coloured with bright yellow and pale grey feathers. The eyes are large and are surrounded by a bright yellow ring. The beak is grey and the legs are pale pinkish-grey. It has a long trilling call, and may also chirp and twitter. Common breeding summer visitor to Hermon,winters in Negev and Sinay Deserts |