| White-throated canary | |
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| C. a. crocopygia Damaraland, Namibia | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Crithagra |
| Species: | C. albogularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crithagra albogularis Smith, 1833 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Serinus albogularis | |
The white-throated canary (Crithagra albogularis) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
Taxonomy
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. The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the white-throated canary were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.
Description
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.
Distribution and habitat
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.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Crithagra albogularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22720210A94661339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720210A94661339.en. Retrieved 13 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.
- Mclachlan, G. R.; Liversidge, R. (1978). "865 White-throated Seed-eater". Roberts Birds of South Africa. illustrated by Lighton, N. C. K.; Newman, K.; Adams, J.; Gronvöld, H. (4th ed.). The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. p. 610.
External links
Media related to Crithagra albogularis at Wikimedia Commons- White-throated canary - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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