Western Citril (Crithagra frontalis) [XC435414]
by id from Gwassi Hills, Kenya (call)
Western Citril (Crithagra frontalis) [XC319386]
by Martin St-Michel from Gwassi Hills, Kenya (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).