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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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| − | '' | + | ''Serinus hypostictus'' |
==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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East Africa: [[Tanzania]], [[Malawi]] and adjascent northern [[Mozambique]]. | East Africa: [[Tanzania]], [[Malawi]] and adjascent northern [[Mozambique]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | Two subspecies recognized: | |
| − | + | * ''C. h. brittoni'' from southeastern [[South Sudan]] to extreme western [[Kenya]] | |
| − | Some authorities<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> treat the | + | * ''C. h. hyposticta'' in southeast [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]] to [[Malawi]] |
| + | Some authorities<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> treat the Southern Citril and [[Western Citril]] as subspecies of the [[African Citril]]. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forest edge, moist woodland, gardens. | Forest edge, moist woodland, gardens. | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Citril+hypostict}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Crithagra]] |
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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
Two subspecies recognized:
- C. h. brittoni from southeastern South Sudan to extreme western Kenya
- C. h. hyposticta in southeast Kenya and Tanzania to Malawi
Some authorities1 treat the Southern 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 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Southern_Citril
