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White-bellied canary

White-bellied canary

Species of bird

The white-bellied canary (Crithagra dorsostriata) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

The white-bellied 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-bellied canary were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    BirdLife International (2016). "Crithagra dorsostriata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22720197A94660662. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720197A94660662.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Zuccon, Dario; Prŷs-Jones, Robert; Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Ericson, Per G.P. (2012). "The phylogenetic relationships and generic limits of finches (Fringillidae)" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 62 (2): 581–596. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.10.002. PMID 22023825.
  3. [3]
    Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  4. [4]
    Swainson, William (1827). "On several forms in ornithology not hitherto defined". Zoological Journal. 3: 348.


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