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Salvadori's seedeater

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Subfamily
  
Carduelinae

Higher classification
  
Serinus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Fringillidae

Scientific name
  
Serinus xantholaemus

Rank
  
Species

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Genus
  
Crithagra Swainson, 1827

Similar
  
Northern grosbeak‑canary, Principe seedeater, Yellow‑throated seedeater, Brown‑rumped seedeater, Reichard's seedeater

Salvadori's seedeater or Salvadori's serin (Crithagra xantholaemus) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Salvadori's seedeater 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 Salvadori's seedeater were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.

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Salvadori's seedeater Wikipedia