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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Passeriformes > Family: Fringillidae > Genus: Carduelis > Species: Carduelis citrinella

Citril Finch - Carduelis citrinella (Pallas, 1764)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 1 other international agreement
Natura 2000 sites	104 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	A362

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
DE8239401	Germany	Geigelstein	Map
DE8241401	Germany	Naturschutzgebiet 'Östliche Chiemgauer Alpen'	Map
DE8342301	Germany	Nationalpark Berchtesgaden	Map
DE8528401	Germany	Naturschutzgebiet Allgäuer Hochalpen	Map
DE8626401	Germany	Hoher Ifen und Piesenkopf	Map
ES0000003	Spain	Picos de Europa	Map
ES0000007	Spain	Cañón del Río Lobos - ZEPA	Map
ES0000010	Spain	Sierra de Guadarrama - ZEPA	Map
ES0000186	Spain	Pinares del Bajo Alberche - ZEPA	Map
ES0000189	Spain	Campo Azálvaro - Pinares de Peguerinos - ZEPA	Map
ES4110002	Spain	Sierra de Gredos	Map
ES4120012	Spain	Sierra de la Demanda - ZEPA	Map
ES4120030	Spain	Montes Obarenes	Map
ES4120031	Spain	Sabinares del Arlanza - ZEPA	Map
ES4130003	Spain	Picos de Europa en Castilla y León	Map
ES4130024	Spain	Sierra de la Cabrera - ZEPA	Map
ES4140011	Spain	Fuentes Carrionas y Fuente Cobre-Montaña Palentina	Map
ES4150006	Spain	Candelario - ZEPA	Map
ES4170013	Spain	Sierra de Urbión	Map
ES4170044	Spain	Sierra del Moncayo - ZEPA	Map
ES4190009	Spain	Lago de Sanabria y alrededores - ZEPA	Map
ES6310001	Spain	Calamocarro-Benzú	Map
FI1400004	Finland	Espholm	Map
IT1160021	Italy	Gruppo del Tenibres	Map
IT1160056	Italy	Alpi Marittime	Map
IT1160057	Italy	Alte Valli Pesio e Tanaro	Map
IT1201000	Italy	Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso	Map
IT1202000	Italy	Parco naturale Mont Avic	Map
IT1204030	Italy	Val Ferret	Map
IT1313712	Italy	Cima di Piano Cavallo - Bric Cornia	Map
IT1313776	Italy	Piancavallo	Map
IT1314610	Italy	Monte Saccarello - Monte Fronté	Map
IT1314611	Italy	Monte Gerbonte	Map
IT1314679	Italy	Toraggio - Gerbonte	Map
IT1315421	Italy	Monte Toraggio - Monte Pietravecchia	Map
IT2010007	Italy	Palude Brabbia	Map
IT2020003	Italy	Palude di Albate	Map
IT2030003	Italy	Monte Barro	Map
IT2030301	Italy	Monte Barro	Map
IT2040001	Italy	Val Viera e Cime di Fopel	Map
IT2040002	Italy	Motto di Livigno - Val Saliente	Map
IT2040003	Italy	Val Federia	Map
IT2040004	Italy	Valle Alpisella	Map
IT2040008	Italy	Cime di Plator e Monte delle Scale	Map
IT2040009	Italy	Valle di Fraele	Map
IT2040010	Italy	Valle del Braulio - Cresta di Reit	Map
IT2040012	Italy	Val Viola Bormina - Ghiacciaio di Cima dei Piazzi	Map
IT2040014	Italy	Valle e Ghiacciaio dei Forni - Val Cedec - Gran Zebrù - Cevedale	Map
IT2040016	Italy	Monte di Scerscen - Ghiacciai di Scerscen - Monte Motta	Map
IT2040017	Italy	Disgrazia - Sissone	Map
IT2040022	Italy	Lago di Mezzola e Pian di Spagna	Map
IT2040024	Italy	da Monte Belvedere a Vallorda	Map
IT2040027	Italy	Valle del Bitto di Gerola	Map
IT2040031	Italy	Val Cervia	Map
IT2040034	Italy	Valle d'Arigna e Ghiacciaio di Pizzo di Coca	Map
IT2040040	Italy	Val Bodengo	Map
IT2040044	Italy	Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio	Map
IT2060005	Italy	Val Sedornia - Val Zurio - Pizzo della Presolana	Map
IT2070012	Italy	Torbiere di Val Braone	Map
IT2070021	Italy	Valvestino	Map
IT2070302	Italy	Val Caffaro	Map
IT2070303	Italy	Val Grigna	Map
IT3120002	Italy	Alta Val La Mare	Map
IT3230071	Italy	Dolomiti di Ampezzo	Map
IT5160002	Italy	Isola di Gorgona - area terrestre e marina	Map
IT5160007	Italy	Isola di Capraia - area terrestre e marina	Map
IT5160012	Italy	Monte Capanne e promontorio dell'Enfola	Map
IT1315717	Italy	Monte Grammondo - Torrente Bevera	Map
ITB022212	Italy	Supramonte di Oliena, Orgosolo e Urzulei - Su Sercone	Map
IT2040042	Italy	Pian di Spagna e Lago di Mezzola	Map
IT2030601	Italy	Grigne	Map
IT1315714	Italy	Monte Abellio	Map
IT2010401	Italy	Parco Regionale Campo dei Fiori	Map
DE8330471	Germany	Ammergebirge mit Kienberg und Schwarzenberg sowie Falkenstein	Map
IT2040403	Italy	Riserva Regionale Paluaccio di Oga	Map
IT2040602	Italy	Valle dei Ratti - Cime di Gaiazzo	Map
IT2040401	Italy	Parco Regionale Orobie Valtellinesi	Map
IT1315602	Italy	Pizzo d'Evigno	Map
IT3120157	Italy	Stelvio	Map
IT1202020	Italy	Mont Avic e Mont Emilius	Map
IT5160102	Italy	Elba orientale	Map
IT3120158	Italy	Adamello Presanella	Map
DE8433471	Germany	Estergebirge	Map
DE8336471	Germany	Mangfallgebirge	Map
IT2070401	Italy	Parco Naturale Adamello	Map
IT1315503	Italy	Monte Carpasina	Map
IT2070402	Italy	Alto Garda Bresciano	Map
IT2040402	Italy	Riserva Regionale Bosco dei Bordighi	Map
IT3120159	Italy	Brenta	Map
DE8532471	Germany	Naturschutzgebiet 'Schachen und Reintal'	Map
IT2060401	Italy	Parco Regionale Orobie Bergamasche	Map
IT5160006	Italy	Isola di Capraia - area terrestre e marina	Map
DE8114441	Germany	Südschwarzwald	Map
DE7415441	Germany	Nordschwarzwald	Map
DE7915441	Germany	Mittlerer Schwarzwald	Map
IT3120166	Italy	Re' di Castello - Breguzzo	Map
IT3120176	Italy	Monte Sadron	Map
IT3120177	Italy	Dolomiti di Brenta	Map
IT3120175	Italy	Adamello	Map
IT3120165	Italy	Vermiglio - Folgarida	Map
AT3302000	Austria	Vilsalpsee	Map
AT3309000	Austria	Tiroler Lech	Map
AT3203010	Austria	Winklmoos	Map
DE8433401	Germany	Karwendel mit Isar	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	This species is not mentioned in the annexes, but it is covered by the general protection regime provided by Article 1 of the Directive to all species of birds naturally occurring in the wild state in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies. (Carduelis citrinella s. str.)		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Citril Finch	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Citroenkanarie	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Citromcsíz	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Citronsiska	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Osetnik	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Sitruunapeippo	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Venturon montagnard	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Venturone	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Verderón Serrano	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Verdilhão-serrano	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Zitronengirlitz	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Zvonohlík citrónový	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Carduelis citrinella s. str.	(Pallas, 1764)
Serinus citrinella	(Pallas, 1764)

Other resources

EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:16440	European bird-ringing
Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (invalid)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

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