Egypt (NB), Iraq (NB), Israel (B) (NB) (P), Jordan (B) (NB) (P), Lebanon (B) (NB), Syrian Arab Republic (B).
Breeds Lebanon, southern Syria, northern Israel and adjacent areas of Jordan; winters also south to north-eastern Egypt (Sinai), southern Jordan and northern Iraq.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat degradation through clearing, grazing and water abstraction is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Seeds.
Voice
Long trilling, chirping, twittering and jingling refrains.
Syrian Serin (Serinus syriacus) [XC841300]
by id from Al-Qadisiya, Bsaira District, Tafilah Governorate, Jordan (call)
Syrian Serin (Serinus syriacus) [XC523850]
by Barry Edmonston from Har Hanegev Hatzfoni (near Sde Boker), Be'er Sheva, South District, Israel (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Has sometimes been thought to form a superspecies with European Serin (Serinus serinus), Island Canary (Serinus canaria) and Cape Canary (Serinus canicollis).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet