Biology:Papyrus canary

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Short description: Species of bird

Papyrus canary
Papyrus Canary - Uganda MG 1468 (23040012745).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Crithagra
Species:
C. koliensis
Binomial name
Crithagra koliensis
(Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1952)
Synonyms

Serinus koliensis

The papyrus canary (Crithagra koliensis), also known as Van Someren's canary, is a species of passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.[2] It is found primarily in papyrus stands at altitudes of between 900 and 1600 m, but is also found in cultivation near highland papyrus. It always builds its nests in papyrus stands, using papyrus leaves as the main material.[3]

The papyrus canary was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic.[4] The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the papyrus canary were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.[5][6]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Crithagra koliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22720109A94657845. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720109A94657845.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22720109/94657845. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  2. BirdLife International (2009). "Serinus koliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/149485/0. 
  3. Clement, Peter; Harris, Alan; Davis, John (1993). Finches and Sparrows. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 183–184. ISBN 0-691-03424-9. 
  4. 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. 
  5. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/finches/. 
  6. Swainson, William (1827). "On several forms in ornithology not hitherto defined". Zoological Journal 3: 348. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2339407. 

Wikidata ☰ Q27075804 entry