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| − | [[Image:Swartkopkanarie.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Swartkopkanarie.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Twinspot|Twinspot}} <br />[[Tankwa Karoo National Park]], Northern Cape Province, [[South Africa]]]] |
;[[:Category:Serinus|Serinus]] alario | ;[[:Category:Serinus|Serinus]] alario | ||
''Alario alario'', ''Crithagra alario''<br /> | ''Alario alario'', ''Crithagra alario''<br /> | ||
'''Includes Damara Canary''' | '''Includes Damara Canary''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Length | + | [[Image:S64A6176-2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Damara Canary, subspecies ''leucolaemus''<br />Photo by {{user|max1|max1}}<br />West Coast Nat Park, Cape, [[South Africa]], October 2017]] |
| + | Length 12–13 cm (4¾-5 in), mass 11-13 g. A striking canary with bold colouration.<br /> | ||
'''Adult male''' (''S. a. alario''): Head, neck, chin, throat and centre of upper breast black, extending in an inverted 'V' to the lower breast; belly, centre of lower breast, flanks, and sides of the upperbreast white; back, rump, tail and wing coverts chestnut.<br /> | '''Adult male''' (''S. a. alario''): Head, neck, chin, throat and centre of upper breast black, extending in an inverted 'V' to the lower breast; belly, centre of lower breast, flanks, and sides of the upperbreast white; back, rump, tail and wing coverts chestnut.<br /> | ||
'''Adult female''': Grey head, throat and breast, and white belly; chestnut back, tail and wing coverts. | '''Adult female''': Grey head, throat and breast, and white belly; chestnut back, tail and wing coverts. | ||
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This species has two subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | This species has two subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ||
*''S. a. alario'' | *''S. a. alario'' | ||
| − | :*Southern [[Namibia]], [[South Africa]] from the west coast to | + | :*Southern [[Namibia]], [[South Africa]] from the west coast to [[Lesotho]]. |
*''S. a. leucolaemus'' | *''S. a. leucolaemus'' | ||
:*Range overlaps with ''S. a. alario'', but extends further north in [[Namibia]], and not as far south or west in [[South Africa]]. | :*Range overlaps with ''S. a. alario'', but extends further north in [[Namibia]], and not as far south or west in [[South Africa]]. | ||
:*Male has a pied (rather than black) head, with a white eyebrow, cheeks, chin and throat; female has a faint whitish head pattern similar to that of the male. | :*Male has a pied (rather than black) head, with a white eyebrow, cheeks, chin and throat; female has a faint whitish head pattern similar to that of the male. | ||
| − | Some authorities<sup>[[#References|2]],[[#References|3]]</sup> consider ''S. a. leucoleamus'' a separate species, the '''Damara Canary''', ''Serinus leucolaemus''. | + | Some authorities<sup>[[#References|2]],[[#References|3]]</sup> consider ''S. a. leucoleamus'' a separate species, the '''Damara Canary''', ''Serinus leucolaemus''.<br /> |
| + | This species was formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Alario|Alario]] by Clements. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Arid to semi-arid shrublands and grasslands; also weedy road verges, croplands and gardens. | Arid to semi-arid shrublands and grasslands; also weedy road verges, croplands and gardens. | ||
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Probably monogamous and territorial. The nest is a cup built by the female using dry grass, twigs and bark and lined with plant down; placed within a metre of the ground in a shrub or small tree. Two to five eggs are laid; incubated for 13-14 days by the female. | Probably monogamous and territorial. The nest is a cup built by the female using dry grass, twigs and bark and lined with plant down; placed within a metre of the ground in a shrub or small tree. Two to five eggs are laid; incubated for 13-14 days by the female. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Serinus+alario}} | {{GSearch|Serinus+alario}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Serinus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Serinus]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:58, 26 June 2022
- Serinus alario
Alario alario, Crithagra alario
Includes Damara Canary
Identification
Damara Canary, subspecies leucolaemus
Photo by max1
West Coast Nat Park, Cape, South Africa, October 2017
Photo by max1
West Coast Nat Park, Cape, South Africa, October 2017
Length 12–13 cm (4¾-5 in), mass 11-13 g. A striking canary with bold colouration.
Adult male (S. a. alario): Head, neck, chin, throat and centre of upper breast black, extending in an inverted 'V' to the lower breast; belly, centre of lower breast, flanks, and sides of the upperbreast white; back, rump, tail and wing coverts chestnut.
Adult female: Grey head, throat and breast, and white belly; chestnut back, tail and wing coverts.
Distribution
South Africa, Namibia and Lesotho.
Taxonomy
This species has two subspecies:1
- S. a. alario
- Southern Namibia, South Africa from the west coast to Lesotho.
- S. a. leucolaemus
- Range overlaps with S. a. alario, but extends further north in Namibia, and not as far south or west in South Africa.
- Male has a pied (rather than black) head, with a white eyebrow, cheeks, chin and throat; female has a faint whitish head pattern similar to that of the male.
Some authorities2,3 consider S. a. leucoleamus a separate species, the Damara Canary, Serinus leucolaemus.
This species was formerly placed in genus Alario by Clements.
Habitat
Arid to semi-arid shrublands and grasslands; also weedy road verges, croplands and gardens.
Behaviour
Found in pairs or family groups when breeding; when not breeding, forms flocks of up to several hundered birds.
Diet
Forages on the ground and in shrubs, trees and grasses for seeds; also eats buds, petals, fruit and termites.
Breeding
Probably monogamous and territorial. The nest is a cup built by the female using dry grass, twigs and bark and lined with plant down; placed within a metre of the ground in a shrub or small tree. Two to five eggs are laid; incubated for 13-14 days by the female.
References
- Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-headed Canary. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-headed_Canary
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
