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'''Alternative name: East African Citril''' | '''Alternative name: East African Citril''' | ||
[[Image:Crithagra hyposticta tz 1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Valery+Schollaert|Valéry Schollaert}}<br />[[Tanzania]], 2010]] | [[Image:Crithagra hyposticta tz 1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Valery+Schollaert|Valéry Schollaert}}<br />[[Tanzania]], 2010]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Similar to (and often treated as a subspecies of) [[African Citril]], but has a greyish or olive face and indistinct eyebrow. These features also distinguish it from the [[Western Citril]] and [[Forest Canary]]. | Similar to (and often treated as a subspecies of) [[African Citril]], but has a greyish or olive face and indistinct eyebrow. These features also distinguish it from the [[Western Citril]] and [[Forest Canary]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | ||
− | Placed in genus [[:Category: | + | Placed in genus ''[[:Category:Serinus|Serinus]]'' by Clements.<br /> |
Some authorities<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> treat the [[East African Citril]] and [[Western Citril]] as subspecies of the [[African Citril]]. | Some authorities<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> treat the [[East African Citril]] and [[Western Citril]] as subspecies of the [[African Citril]]. | ||
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Alternative name: East African Citril
- Crithagra hyposticta
Serinus hypostictus
Identification
Similar to (and often treated as a subspecies of) African Citril, but has a greyish or olive face and indistinct eyebrow. These features also distinguish it from the Western Citril and Forest Canary.
Distribution
East Africa: Tanzania, Malawi and adjascent northern Mozambique.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Placed in genus Serinus by Clements.
Some authorities1 treat the East African Citril and Western Citril as subspecies of the African Citril.
Habitat
Forest edge, moist woodland, gardens.
Behaviour
References
- Dickinson EC (ed.) 2003. The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, USA. ISBN 9780691117010
- Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Southern Citril. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Southern_Citril