Southern Citril (Crithagra hyposticta) [XC613507]
by isaac kilusu from Kuku, Loitokitok,near kuku mix secondary school, Kenya (call, song)
Southern Citril (Crithagra hyposticta) [XC81885]
by Martin St-Michel from Namizimu Forest Reserve, Mangochi District, Malawi (song)
Subspecies
African 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 African Citril (Crithagra citrinelloides).
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of African 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 African Citril (Crithagra citrinelloides).