Warsangli linnet

Warsangli linnet
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Carduelinae
Genus:	Linaria
Species:	L. johannis
Binomial name
Linaria johannis (Clarke, 1919)

The Warsangli linnet (Linaria johannis) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found only in Somalia .Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Warsangli linnet has not yet been examined genetically; it was formerly placed in the genus Carduelis but was assigned to the genus Linaria based on its plumage similarities to the common linnet Linaria cannabina. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. BirdLife International (2021). "Linaria johannis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T22720457A177685377. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22720457A177685377.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.