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Alternative name: Salvadori's Serin

Photo by Goyter
Ethiopia, November 2010
Crithagra xantholaema

Serinus xantholaemus

Identification

Length 11-12 cm
A greyish-brown canary with a yellow patch on the lower throat and upper breast, and a black collar accross the upper breast.

Distribution

East Africa: found in Savanna of Ethiopia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].
Placed in genus Serinus by Clements.

Habitat

Semi-arid desert wadis, rocky gorges and dry water courses with scrub.

Status

Classified as Vulnerable in the 2008 IUCN Red List.1

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. BirdLife International
  4. Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299

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