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− | + | [[Image:15120210.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Subspecies ''orangensis''<br /> Photo by {{user|charelli|charelli}} <br />[[De Hoop Nature Reserve]], [[South Africa]], December 2015]] | |
− | + | ;[[:Category:Crithagra|Crithagra]] albogularis | |
− | [[Image: | + | ''Serinus albogularis'' |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | Length | + | Length 13·5–15 cm (5¼-6 in), mass 14-38 g. |
A large, pale canary without streaked plumage. It has a white throat and greenish-yellow rump. | A large, pale canary without streaked plumage. It has a white throat and greenish-yellow rump. | ||
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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== | ||
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− | *'' | + | [[Image:White-throated_Canary.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''sordahlae''<br />Photo by {{user|albertvoigts|albertvoigts}} <br />Spitzkoppe, [[Namibia]], 2006]] |
− | *'' | + | ''Crithagra albogularis'' has four subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> |
− | *'' | + | *''C. a. crocopygia'': |
− | *'' | + | :Northern [[Namibia]] and south-western [[Angola]] |
− | + | *''C. a. sordahlae'': | |
+ | :North-eastern and northern Cape Province and southern [[Namibia]] | ||
+ | *''C. a. albogularis'': | ||
+ | :*Western and south-western Cape Province to eastern Cape and Griqualand | ||
+ | *''C. a. orangensis'': | ||
+ | :Northern [[South Africa]] (southern North West and western Free State) | ||
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+ | An additional subspecies ''hewitti'' is not generally recognised as being too similar to ''C. a. sordahlae''.<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup><br /> | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Shrubland, semi-desert, sparse woodland, coastal thicket and gardens. | Shrubland, semi-desert, sparse woodland, coastal thicket and gardens. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their diet consists mostly of seeds, berries and buds, especially euphorbia and sunflowers. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016) |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Serinus | + | {{GSearch|"Crithagra albogularis" {{!}} "White-throated Canary" {{!}} "Serinus albogularis" }} |
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− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Crithagra]] |
Latest revision as of 21:02, 14 September 2023
- Crithagra albogularis
Serinus albogularis
Identification
Length 13·5–15 cm (5¼-6 in), 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
Subspecies
Crithagra albogularis has four subspecies:1
- C. a. crocopygia:
- C. a. sordahlae:
- North-eastern and northern Cape Province and southern Namibia
- C. a. albogularis:
- Western and south-western Cape Province to eastern Cape and Griqualand
- C. a. orangensis:
- Northern South Africa (southern North West and western Free State)
An additional subspecies hewitti is not generally recognised as being too similar to C. a. sordahlae.2
Habitat
Shrubland, semi-desert, sparse woodland, coastal thicket and gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of seeds, berries and buds, especially euphorbia and sunflowers.
References
- 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/
- 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
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-throated Canary. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-throated_Canary
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1