White-throated canary | |
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C. a. crocopygia Damaraland, Namibia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Crithagra |
Species: | C. albogularis |
Binomial name | |
Crithagra albogularis Smith, 1833 | |
Synonyms | |
Serinus albogularis |
The white-throated canary (Crithagra albogularis) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
The white-throated 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-throated canary were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra . [3] [4]
The white-throated canary is a small bird about 15 cm long with generally dull-coloured plumage and a yellow or yellow-green rump. It has a heavy horn-coloured beak and brown irises. Its legs are brown. The male and female have similar external appearances, and juveniles resemble adults. [5]
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. [1]
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