Serinus

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Serinus
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Male European serin (Serinus serinus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Serinus
Koch, 1816
Type species
Serinus hortulanus [1]
Koch, 1816
Species

See text.

Serinus is a genus of small birds in the finch family Fringillidae found in West Asia, Europe and Africa. The birds usually have some yellow in their plumage. The genus was introduced in 1816 by the German naturalist Carl Ludwig Koch. [2] [3] Its name is Neo-Latin for "canary-yellow". [4]

Many species were at one time assigned to the genus but it became clear from phylogenetic studies of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences that the genus was polyphyletic. [5] [6] [7] This was confirmed by Dario Zuccon and coworkers in a comprehensive study of the finch family published in 2012. The authors suggested splitting the genus into two monophyletic groups, a proposal that was accepted by the International Ornithologists' Union. The genus Serinus was restricted to the European serin and seven other species while a larger clade from Africa and Arabia was assigned to the resurrected genus Crithagra . [8] [9]

The genus contains eight species: [9]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Fire-frontedSerin at Deoria Tal.jpg Serinus pusillus Red-fronted serin Iran, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq and Palestine
Serinus serinus (Madrid, Spain) 010.jpg Serinus serinus European serin southern and central Europe and North Africa
Serinus syriacus Syrian serin Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and Saudi Arabia
Serinus canaria -Parque Rural del Nublo, Gran Canaria, Spain -male-8a.jpg Serinus canaria Atlantic canary the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira
Cape Canary - Natal - South Africa S4E6774 (23051152101).jpg Serinus canicollis Cape canary southern Africa
Yellow-crowned Canary - Mt.Kenya S4E7761 (23013953136).jpg Serinus flavivertex Yellow-crowned canary eastern Africa
Ethiopian-siskin.jpg Serinus nigriceps Ethiopian siskin Ethiopia
Serinus alario -near Rooifontein, Northern Cape, South Africa -male-8.jpg Serinus alario Black-headed canary Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa

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References

  1. ↑ "Fringillidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ↑ Koch, Carl Ludwig (1816). System der baierischen Zoologie, Volume 1 (in German). Nürnberg. p. 228.
  3. ↑ Paynter, Raymond A. Jnr., ed. (1968). Check-list of birds of the world, Volume 14. Vol. 14. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 208.
  4. ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, United Kingdom: Christopher Helm. p.  354. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.
  5. ↑ Arnaiz-Villena, A.; Alvarez-Tejado, M.; Ruiz-del-Valle, V.; García-de-la-Torre, C.; Varela, P.; Recio, M.; Ferre, S.; Martinez-Laso, J. (1999). "Rapid Radiation of Canaries (Genus Serinus)". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 16 (1): 2–11. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026034.
  6. ↑ Ryan, P.G.; Wright, D.; Oatley, G.; Wakeling, J.; Cohen, C.; Nowell, T.L.; Bowie, R.C.K.; Ward, V.; Crowe, T.M. (2004). "Systematics of Serinus canaries and the status of Cape and Yellow-crowned Canaries inferred from mtDNA and morphology". Ostrich. 75 (4): 288–294. Bibcode:2004Ostri..75..288R. doi:10.2989/00306520409485457. S2CID   84396955.
  7. ↑ Nguembock, B.; Fjeldså, J.; Couloux, A.; Pasquet, E. (2009). "Molecular phylogeny of Carduelinae (Aves, Passeriformes, Fringillidae) proves polyphyletic origin of the genera Serinus and Carduelis and suggests redefined generic limits". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 51 (2): 169–181. Bibcode:2009MolPE..51..169N. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.10.022. PMID   19027082.
  8. ↑ 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. Bibcode:2012MolPE..62..581Z. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.10.002. PMID   22023825.
  9. 1 2 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
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