Biology:African citril
| African citril | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Crithagra |
| Species: | C. citrinelloides
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| Binomial name | |
| Crithagra citrinelloides (Rüppell, 1840)
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Serinus citrinelloides | |
The African citril (Crithagra citrinelloides), also known as the Abyssinian citril, is a species of finch. It is found from Ethiopia and Eritrea to western Kenya. It is closely related to the western and southern citril, to which it was formerly considered conspecific.
Phylogeny
The African citril was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic.[2] The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the African citril were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.[3][4]
Habitat
This bird was studied in the Degua Tembien massif, and observed to be a breeding resident of woodland edges, forest edges and scrubland.[5]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International. (2025). "Crithagra citrinelloides" (in en). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T22720084A280950890.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22720084/280950890. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ Zuccon, Dario; Prŷs-Jones, Robert; Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Ericson, Per G.P. (2012). "The phylogenetic relationships and generic limits of finches (Fringillidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62 (2): 581–596. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.10.002. PMID 22023825. http://www.nrm.se/download/18.9ff3752132fdaeccb6800010935/Zuccon%20et%20al%202012.pdf. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/finches/.
- ↑ Swainson, William (1827). "On several forms in ornithology not hitherto defined". Zoological Journal 3: 348. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339407.
- ↑ Aerts, R.; Lerouge, F.; November, E. (2019). "Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien". in Nyssen J.. Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030049546.
Wikidata ☰ Q27075797 entry
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