White rumped seedeater1/11/2024 These species may be related to various groups currently classified as members of Carduelis: Principe Seedeater, Serinus rufobrunneus.Thick-billed Seedeater, Serinus burtoni.Reichard's Seedeater, Serinus reichardi.Streaky-headed Seedeater, Serinus gularis.Brown-rumped Seedeater, Serinus tristriatus.Black-eared Seedeater, Serinus mennelli.White-throated Canary, Serinus albogularis.Southern Grosbeak-canary, Serinus buchanani.Northern Grosbeak-canary, Serinus donaldsoni.White-bellied Canary, Serinus dorsostriatus.Yellow-fronted Canary, Serinus mozambicus.Lemon-breasted Seedeater, Serinus citrinipectus.Yellow-rumped Serin, Serinus xanthopygius.Black-throated Canary, Serinus atrogularis.Salvadori's Serin, Serinus xantholaemus.Yellow-throated Serin, Serinus flavigula.Olive-rumped Serin, Serinus rothschildi.White-rumped Seedeater, Serinus leucopygius.Black-faced Canary, Serinus capistratus.Black-headed Canary, Serinus alario (sometimes placed in genus Alario).Yellow-crowned Canary, Serinus flavivertex.In the list below they are arranged in the groups as suggested in various publications e.g.(Elzen et al.) and (Ryan et al.). Species in the Crithagra clade could conceivably be split further into several more (sub)genera and may well be once relationships within the clade are better resolved. ![]() ![]() Recent investigations using part of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene have suggested the genus consists of two main clades ( Serinus sensu stricto and Crithagra) separated by certain members of the genus Carduelis, and these may be better treated as two separate genera. The treatment of the Canary group as a single genus has been subject to much debate, with behavioural and vocal characters being used to divide it into seven or more genera. The majority of species are small to medium sized birds with green and yellow, often streaky plumage though there are a few notable exceptions. The genus contains several species groups including canaries, citrils, seedeaters and the African siskins. The genus Serinus is a large genus of birds in the finch family Fringillidae found mostly in the Afrotropical region with some outlying species in Europe and Asia.
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