Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Subfamily Carduelinae Higher classification Serinus | Phylum Chordata Family Fringillidae Scientific name Serinus scotops Rank Species | |
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Genus Crithagra
Swainson, 1827 Similar Bird, White‑throated canary, Protea canary, Black‑eared seedeater, Black‑faced canary | ||
The forest canary (Crithagra scotops) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in South Africa and Swaziland. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The forest 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 forest canary were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.
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