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[[Image:African_citril_finch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br>Location: Awassa, [[Ethiopia ]]]] | [[Image:African_citril_finch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br>Location: Awassa, [[Ethiopia ]]]] | ||
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Olive green body, darker on back, grey bill, dark eye. | Olive green body, darker on back, grey bill, dark eye. | ||
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- Serinus citrinelloides
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Identification
Olive green body, darker on back, grey bill, dark eye.
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya
Taxonomy
Placed in genus Crithagra by Gill and Donsker.
Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies.
Subspecies[1]
- S. c. citrinelloides:
- S. c. kikuyensis:
- Highlands of south and south-western Kenya
A third subspecies Serinus citrinelloides martinsi is recognised by some authorities.[2]
Habitat
Highlands.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Citril. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Citril
