Order Passeriformes | Phylum Chordata Family Fringillidae Scientific name Serinus atrogularis Rank Species | |
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Genus CrithagraSwainson, 1827 Similar Bird, Serinus, Finch, Reichenow's seedeater, Lemon‑breasted canary | ||
Parts of a bird black throated canary
The black-throated canary (Crithagra atrogularis), also known as the Black-throated seedeater, is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.
Contents
- Parts of a bird black throated canary
- Black throated canary serinus atrogularis somereni in breeding song
- Distribution
- Taxonomy
- References
Black throated canary serinus atrogularis somereni in breeding song
Distribution
It is found frequently in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Taxonomy
The black-throated canary was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic. The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the black-throated canary were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.
