The black-eared seedeater (Crithagra mennelli) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and dry savanna.
| Black-eared seedeater | |
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| An adult bird in central Mozambique | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Crithagra |
| Species: | C. mennelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Crithagra mennelli (Chubb, 1908)
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| Synonyms | |
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Serinus mennelli | |
The black-eared seedeater 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 black-eared seedeater were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Crithagra mennelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22720231A94662104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720231A94662104.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Swainson, William (1827). "On several forms in ornithology not hitherto defined". Zoological Journal. 3: 348.
External links edit
- Black-eared seedeater = Blackeared Canary - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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