Biology:White-throated canary
| White-throated canary | |
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| C. a. crocopygia Damaraland, Namibia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Crithagra |
| Species: | C. albogularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Crithagra albogularis Smith, 1833
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| Synonyms | |
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Serinus albogularis | |
The white-throated canary (Crithagra albogularis) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
Taxonomy
The white-throated canary 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 white-throated canary were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.[3][4]
Description
The white-throated canary is a small bird about 15 cm long with generally dull-coloured plumage and a yellow or yellow-green rump. It has a heavy horn-coloured beak and brown irises. Its legs are brown. The male and female have similar external appearances, and juveniles resemble adults.[5]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2016). "Crithagra albogularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22720210A94661339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720210A94661339.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22720210/94661339. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mclachlan, G. R.; Liversidge, R. (1978). "865 White-throated Seed-eater". Roberts Birds of South Africa. illustrated by Lighton, N. C. K.; Newman, K.; Adams, J.; Gronvöld, H. (4th ed.). The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. p. 610.
External links
- White-throated canary - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
Wikidata ☰ Q27075843 entry
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