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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 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Southern_Citril
