Southern Citril (Crithagra hyposticta) [XC613507]
by isaac kilusu from Kuku, Loitokitok,near kuku mix secondary school, Kenya (call, song)
Southern Citril (Crithagra hyposticta) [XC615098]
by Abdulrahman Adam from Tarakea, Rombo, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania (call)
Subspecies
Abyssinian Citril (Crithagra citrinelloides), Western 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).