The southern citril (Crithagra hyposticta) also known as Serinus hyposticus[2] is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi.
| Southern citril | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Crithagra |
| Species: | C. hyposticta
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| Binomial name | |
| Crithagra hyposticta (Reichenow, 1904)
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| Synonyms | |
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Serinus hypostictus | |
The southern citril was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic.[3] The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the southern citril were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Crithagra hyposticta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22720098A111242158. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22720098A111242158.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Ash, John; Atkins, John; Atkins, John D. (2009-04-20). Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea: An Atlas of Distribution. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-0979-3.
- ^ 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.
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.7. Downloaded from [1]
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