The Kingpin reel , or red-capped reel , or royal reel [1] ( lat. Serinus pusillus ) is a small (11–12 cm in length) bird of the reel family inhabiting high-altitude areas.
| King's reel |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetric |
| Infrastructure : | Passerida |
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| International Scientific Name |
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Serinus pusillus ( Pallas , 1811) |
| Security status |
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Least concernIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 22720045 |
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The nesting area includes the Caucasus and the highlands of Turkey , Iran and Pakistan . Sometimes in winter this bird flies to the eastern islands of the Aegean Sea, and is also found in Ladakh ( India ). Outside of the breeding season, small flocks of Kinglet finches migrate in search of thistle thickets. The species is often contained in captivity, so some "fugitives" are found throughout Europe.
The color of the birds varies. Adults look like very dark buds . The chest is dark, on the forehead is a red spot. The young head is brown-brown.
The voice is similar to the voice of the Linnet - a quick and shrill "ti-ti-chi-chi-chi-chi".
Korolkovoe finch can breed in captivity. The main feed for him will be a mixture of canary seed, millet and others. Birds love to swim if there is a bath with water in the cage.
This species phylogenetically represents a single group with the Syrian Canary Reel , common in Asia Minor and North Africa, the African Gray Canary Reel, and the South African species Serinus alario [2]
