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− | '' | + | ''Serinus albogularis'' |
[[Image:White-throated_Canary.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by albertvoigts <br />Location: Spitzkoppe, [[Namibia]].]] | [[Image:White-throated_Canary.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by albertvoigts <br />Location: Spitzkoppe, [[Namibia]].]] | ||
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From [[Lesotho]] to the southern and western coasts of [[South Africa]], [[Namibia]] and south-western [[Angola]]. | From [[Lesotho]] to the southern and western coasts of [[South Africa]], [[Namibia]] and south-western [[Angola]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | '' | + | ''Crithagra albogularis'' has five subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> |
− | *'' | + | *''C. a. crocopygia'' |
− | *'' | + | *''C. a. sordahlae'' |
− | *'' | + | *''C. a. albogularis'' |
− | *'' | + | *''C. a. hewitti'' |
− | *'' | + | *''C. a. orangensis'' |
− | Some authorities recognise only four of these, '' | + | Some authorities recognise only four of these, ''C. a. hewitti'' being similar to ''C. a. sordahlae''.<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup><br /> |
− | Placed in genus [[:Category: | + | Placed in genus ''[[:Category:Serinus|Serinus]]'' by Clements. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Shrubland, semi-desert, sparse woodland, coastal thicket and gardens. | Shrubland, semi-desert, sparse woodland, coastal thicket and gardens. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}# Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. ''Robert's Birds of Southern Africa'', 7th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0620340533 |
− | # Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. ''Robert's Birds of Southern Africa'', 7th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0620340533 | + | {{ref}} |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Canary+albogularis}} |
− | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Crithagra]] |
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- Crithagra albogularis
Serinus albogularis
Identification
Length 15 cm, mass 14-38 g.
A large, pale canary without streaked plumage. It has a white throat and greenish-yellow rump.
Distribution
From Lesotho to the southern and western coasts of South Africa, Namibia and south-western Angola.
Taxonomy
Crithagra albogularis has five subspecies:1
- C. a. crocopygia
- C. a. sordahlae
- C. a. albogularis
- C. a. hewitti
- C. a. orangensis
Some authorities recognise only four of these, C. a. hewitti being similar to C. a. sordahlae.2
Placed in genus Serinus by Clements.
Habitat
Shrubland, semi-desert, sparse woodland, coastal thicket and gardens.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. Robert's Birds of Southern Africa, 7th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0620340533
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-throated Canary. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-throated_Canary