East African Citril (Crithagra hyposticta)

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 (37)...)

Southern Citril (Crithagra hyposticta) [XC627239]
by Bram Piot from Rongai, Rombo, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania (song)

Southern Citril (Crithagra hyposticta) [XC510113]
by isaac kilusu from Magamba forest reserve, Tanga, Tanzania (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).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Abyssinian Citril (Crithagra citrinelloides).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

brittoni (Traylor, 1970) - South-eastern Sudan and extreme western Kenya. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Abyssinian Citril (Crithagra citrinelloides).
hyposticta (Reichenow, 1904) - Eastern, south-eastern.

References
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Files:

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