Black-headed Canary © oiseaux.net

Vagrant to Botswana.

Subspecies leucolaemus intergrades widely with nominate in north-western South Africa.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

• leucolaemus (Sharpe, 1903)   -  Southern Namibia and north-western and west-central South Africa (Northern Cape east to western Free State). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Damara Canary (Serinus leucolaema).
• alario (Linnaeus, 1758)   -  Western and central South Africa (central northern Cape east to southern Free State, south to central and southern Karoo) and Lesotho.

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