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Red-Fronted Serin
Red-Fronted Serin is an Indian Bird and it is a small passerine bird. It exists in the high mountain range of Himalayan Mountain Range.

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Red-Fronted Serin, Indian BirdRed-Fronted Serin or Fire-Fronted Serin is an Indian bird that bears a scientific name "Serinus pusillus" belongs to the finch family.

Category of Red-Fronted Serin
Red-Fronted Serin is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

Structure of Red-Fronted Serin
Red-Fronted Serin prefers high mountain regions and is 11-12 cm long.

Breeding of Red-Fronted Serin
Red-Fronted Serin breeds in the Caucasus and the higher mountains of Turkey and Iran, with vagrants occasionally reaching the Greek Eastern Aegean Islands in winter. This bird is also found in Ladakh and other parts of the Indian Himalayan Mountain Range.

Behaviour of Red-Fronted Serin
Outside the breeding season, Red-Fronted Serin occurs in small flocks, typically seen searching through thistle patches. Red-Fronted Serin is a popular cage bird, and escapes from captivity and occasionally found throughout Europe.

Plumage of Red-Fronted Serin
Red-Fronted Serin is variable in plumage, with adults resembling very dark redpolls. The foreparts are sooty and the forehead is red; juveniles have buff-brown heads. The call is a rapid, shrill "titihihihihihi", resembling that of a Linnet.

Breeding of Red-Fronted Serin
Red-Fronted Serin breeds in captivity and thrives on a diet of canary grass seed, millet, and other small seeds. They bathe daily if water is accessible.


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