Crithagra
Genus of birds
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::summary Genus of birds ::
| image = Brimstone Canary RWD1.jpg | image_caption = Male brimstone canary (Crithagra sulphurata sharpii) | taxon = Crithagra | authority = Swainson, 1827 | type_species = Loxia sulphurata | type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1766 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text | synonyms =
Crithagra is a genus of small passerine birds in the finch family (Fringillidae). They live in Africa and Arabia.
The species in this genus were formerly assigned to the genus Serinus, but phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic. It was therefore split into two monophyletic genera. Eight species, including the European serin (Serinus serinus), were retained in Serinus, while the other species were assigned to the resurrected genus Crithagra.
Species
The genus was introduced in 1827 by the English ornithologist William Swainson. The type species was subsequently designated as the brimstone canary. The name comes from the classical Greek krithē for "barley" and agra for "hunting".
The genus contains 37 species: ::data[format=table]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Crithagra rufobrunnea thomensis 212303396.jpg | 120px]] | Príncipe seedeater | Crithagra rufobrunnea |
| São Tomé grosbeak | Crithagra concolor | São Tomé | |
| [[File:African Citril - Naivasha - Kenya 06 9856 (22621619658).jpg | 120px]] | African citril | Crithagra citrinelloides |
| [[File:Crithagra frontalis (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | Western citril | Crithagra frontalis |
| [[File:Crithagra hyposticta RWD.jpg | 120px]] | Southern citril | Crithagra hyposticta |
| [[File:Crithagra capistrata 746769.jpg | 120px]] | Black-faced canary | Crithagra capistrata |
| [[File:Papyrus Canary - Uganda MG 1468 (23040012745) (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | Papyrus canary | Crithagra koliensis |
| [[File:Forest Canary (Serinus scotops) facing left, side view.jpg | 120px]] | Forest canary | Crithagra scotops |
| [[File:White-rumped Seedeater - Gambia (32270398890).jpg | 120px]] | White-rumped seedeater | Crithagra leucopygia |
| [[File:Serinus atrogularis -Opuwo, Namibia-8.jpg | 120px]] | Black-throated canary | Crithagra atrogularis |
| Yellow-rumped seedeater | Crithagra xanthopygia | Eritrea, Kenya and Ethiopia. | |
| [[File:Reichenow's Seedeater - Kenya IMG 3223 (22418794463).jpg | 120px]] | Reichenow's seedeater | Crithagra reichenowi |
| [[File:Arabian Serin.jpg | 120px]] | Arabian serin | Crithagra rothschildi |
| Yellow-throated seedeater | Crithagra flavigula | Ethiopia. | |
| [[File:Salvadori's Serin Serinus xantholaemus, Sof Omar.jpg | 120px]] | Salvadori's seedeater | Crithagra xantholaema |
| [[File:Lemon-breasted canary, Crithagra citrinipectus, near Pafuri in Kruger National Park, South Africa (26265068286).jpg | 120px]] | Lemon-breasted canary | Crithagra citrinipectus |
| [[File:Yellow-fronted canary (Crithagra mozambica tando).jpg | 120px]] | Yellow-fronted canary | Crithagra mozambica |
| [[File:White-bellied Canary - Samburu - Kenya S4E5349 (22621674067).jpg | 120px]] | White-bellied canary | Crithagra dorsostriata |
| Ankober serin | Crithagra ankoberensis | Ethiopia | |
| [[File:Yemen Serin.jpg | 120px]] | Yemen serin | Crithagra menachensis |
| [[File:Cape Siskin, Rooi Els, South Africa.jpg | 120px]] | Cape siskin | Crithagra totta |
| [[File:Male Drakensberg Siskin 2019 01 27 10 25 20 1129cr.jpg | 120px]] | Drakensberg siskin | Crithagra symonsi |
| Northern grosbeak-canary | Crithagra donaldsoni | Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. | |
| [[File:Southern Grosbeak-Canary (Crithagra buchanani).jpg | 120px]] | Southern grosbeak-canary | Crithagra buchanani |
| [[File:Serinus flaviventris -Great Karoo, Northern Cape, South Africa -adult male-8.jpg | 120px]] | Yellow canary | Crithagra flaviventris |
| [[File:Brimstone Canary RWD1.jpg | 120px]] | Brimstone canary | Crithagra sulphurata |
| [[File:Reichard's Seedeater (Serinus reichardi) (17558998772).jpg | 120px]] | Stripe-breasted seedeater | Crithagra striatipectus |
| Reichard's seedeater | Crithagra reichardi | Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania | |
| [[File:Streaky-headed Seedeater (Serinus gularis).jpg | 120px]] | Streaky-headed seedeater | Crithagra gularis |
| West African seedeater | Crithagra canicapilla | Guinea, Sierra Leone, southern Mali and northern Ivory Coast across to southern Niger and northern Cameroon | |
| [[File:Crithagra mennelli, Muanza, Sofala-provinsie, Birding Weto, a.jpg | 120px]] | Black-eared seedeater | Crithagra mennelli |
| [[File:Serinus tristriatus -Ethiopia-8.jpg | 120px]] | Brown-rumped seedeater | Crithagra tristriata |
| [[File:White-throated canary (Crithagra albogularis crocopygia), crop.jpg | 120px]] | White-throated canary | Crithagra albogularis |
| [[File:Thick-billed Seedeater.jpg | 120px]] | Thick-billed seedeater | Crithagra burtoni |
| [[File:Streaky Seedeater, Ngorongoro Crater (8495906768).jpg | 120px]] | Streaky seedeater | Crithagra striolata |
| Yellow-browed seedeater | Crithagra whytii | Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. | |
| Kipengere seedeater | Crithagra melanochroa | Tanzania | |
| [[File:Crithagra leucoptera 15690336.jpg | 120px]] | Protea canary | Crithagra leucoptera |
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References
References
- . ["Fringillidae"](https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=196). *The Trust for Avian Systematics*.
- (2012). "The phylogenetic relationships and generic limits of finches (Fringillidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
- "Finches, euphonias". International Ornithologists' Union.
- Swainson, William. (1827). "On several forms in ornithology not hitherto defined". Zoological Journal.
- (2014). "The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World". Aves Press.
- Jobling, James A.. (2010). "The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names". Christopher Helm.
- "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List".
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