Western Citril - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by MarcellC
Ruhengeri, Rwanda, March 2009

Crithagra frontalis

Serinus frontalis

Distribution

An arc from western Kenya through southern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, extreme eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, extreme western Tanzania, and extreme north-eastern Zambia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Placed in genus Serinus by Clements.
Some authorities¹ treat the East African Citril and Western Citril as subspecies of the African Citril.

Habitat

Moist woodland, forest edge and adjacent grassland, gardens.

References

1. Dickinson EC (ed.) 2003. The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, USA. ISBN 9780691117010
2. Sinclair I, Hockey P & Tarboton W. 1997. SASOL Birds of Southern Africa. 2nd Edition. Struik Publishers. ISBN 1868721035

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Western Citril. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Western_Citril

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