Order Passeriformes | Phylum Chordata Family Fringillidae Scientific name Serinus burtoni Rank Species | |
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Genus CrithagraSwainson, 1827 Similar Principe seedeater, Black‑eared seedeater, Northern grosbeak‑canary, Black‑faced canary, Reichard's seedeater | ||
The thick-billed seedeater (Crithagra burtoni) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
The thick-billed 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 the thick-billed seedeater were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.
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