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− | ;Serinus sulphuratus | + | '''Alternative name: Bully Canary''' |
− | [[Image:Brimstone_Canary.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by jdbirdman]] | + | |
− | + | ;[[:Category:Serinus|Serinus]] sulphuratus | |
− | + | [[Image:Brimstone_Canary.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by jdbirdman <br />Location: South Africa]] | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | Length 13-15 cm. A large canary with a big bill. The male is bright yellow beneath with an olive-green malar stripe and bright yellow supercilliary stripe. | |
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Africa]]: [[Uganda]] and [[Kenya]], south to eastern and southern [[South Africa]]. | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | There are six subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ||
+ | *''S. s. frommi'' | ||
+ | *''S. s. shelleyi'' | ||
+ | *''S. s. sharpii'' | ||
+ | *''S. s. languens'' | ||
+ | *''S. s. wilsoni'' | ||
+ | *''S. s. sulphuratus'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Woodland, thicket and gardens. | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | Occurs mostly either singly or in pairs. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | # Clements JF. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
+ | # Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. ''Birds of Africa south of the Sahara''. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Serinus+sulphuratus}} | {{GSearch|Serinus+sulphuratus}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Serinus]] |
Revision as of 21:36, 16 August 2008
Alternative name: Bully Canary
- Serinus sulphuratus
Identification
Length 13-15 cm. A large canary with a big bill. The male is bright yellow beneath with an olive-green malar stripe and bright yellow supercilliary stripe.
Distribution
Africa: Uganda and Kenya, south to eastern and southern South Africa.
Taxonomy
There are six subspecies:1
- S. s. frommi
- S. s. shelleyi
- S. s. sharpii
- S. s. languens
- S. s. wilsoni
- S. s. sulphuratus
Habitat
Woodland, thicket and gardens.
Behaviour
Occurs mostly either singly or in pairs.
References
- Clements JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299