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 LC    Abyssinian Citril* Id (Atlas):
    Crithagra citrinelloides

Description (10)
Image of Abyssinian Citril
 

Other Names (World)
Abyssinian Citril, African Citril (citrinelloides), Western Citril (frontalis), Kenya Citril (kikuyensis), Eastern Citril (hypostictus), East African Citril (hypostictus), Southern Citril (hypostictus), Tanzanian Citril (hypostictus)

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Rüppell, 1840)

Range (Guide)
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

 
African Citril (Crithagra citrinelloides) [XC472379]
     by Lars Lachmann from Lake Cheleleka, Ethiopia (call)

 
African Citril (Crithagra citrinelloides) [XC268713]
     by Bram Piot from Harenna Forest, Ethiopia (call)

Subspecies
Abyssinian Citril (Crithagra citrinelloides), Yellow-browed Citril (Crithagra frontalis) and East African Citril (Crithagra hyposticta) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) are retained as separate species contra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) who include frontalis and hypostictus as subspecies of Abyssinian Citril (Crithagra citrinelloides).

Forms a superspecies with Black-faced Canary (Crithagra capistrata).

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

  • citrinelloides (Rüppell, 1840)   -  Northern Eritrea to central and southern Ethiopia.
  • brittoni Traylor, 1970   -  South-eastern Sudan and extreme western Kenya.
  • frontalis Reichenow, 1904   -  Highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda and northern Zambia.
  • kikuyensis (Neumann, 1905)   -  South-western Kenya.
  • hypostictus (Reichenow, 1904)   -  South-eastern Kenya to extreme north-eastern Zambia and Malawi. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, East African Citril (Crithagra hyposticta).



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Abyssinian Citril (Crithagra citrinelloides) - 10 files


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