Drakensberg Siskin (Crithagra symonsi)

Other Names (World)
Drakensberg Siskin, Symond's Siskin

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Roberts, 1916)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland and shrubland. From 2,000 - 2,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Lesotho (B), South Africa (B).

Lesotho and east-central South Africa (north-eastern Free State, western KwaZulu-Natal and north-eastern Eastern Cape).

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 (7)...)

Drakensberg Siskin (Crithagra symonsi) [XC280195]
by Peter Boesman from Sani Pass road, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa (song)

Drakensberg Siskin (Crithagra symonsi) [XC280198]
by Lynette Rudman from Sani Pass road, Lesotho, Lesotho (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus formerly subsumed within Serinus, but differs morphologically, in display behaviour and in breeding ecology. Forms a superspecies with Cape Siskin (Crithagra totta), and previously considered conspecific.

References
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