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'''Includes Corsican Finch''' | '''Includes Corsican Finch''' | ||
;[[:Category:Serinus|Serinus]] citrinella | ;[[:Category:Serinus|Serinus]] citrinella | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 12 cm. Grey upperparts, grey hind-neck, brown tinged, black streaked back, yellow underparts, yellow double wing bars, yellow rump, yellow face mask. Sexes similar. | |
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They are small finches, not unlike a European greenfinch, in that the males are generally green.<br /> | They are small finches, not unlike a European greenfinch, in that the males are generally green.<br /> | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Southwestern [[Europe]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
*''S. c. corsicana'' is considered a full species by some authorities, but here is treated as a subspecies. | *''S. c. corsicana'' is considered a full species by some authorities, but here is treated as a subspecies. | ||
[[Image:Corsicaanse Citroenkanarie.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo by gerwin<br />Location: Lac de Nino, [[Corsica]]<br />Subspecies ''corsicana'']] | [[Image:Corsicaanse Citroenkanarie.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo by gerwin<br />Location: Lac de Nino, [[Corsica]]<br />Subspecies ''corsicana'']] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Mountains, coniferous forests and alpine meadows. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | They nest in conifers. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Wikipedia | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Serinus+citrinella}} | {{GSearch|Serinus+citrinella}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Serinus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Serinus]] | ||
Revision as of 18:02, 10 February 2009
Includes Corsican Finch
- Serinus citrinella
Identification
12 cm. Grey upperparts, grey hind-neck, brown tinged, black streaked back, yellow underparts, yellow double wing bars, yellow rump, yellow face mask. Sexes similar.
They are small finches, not unlike a European greenfinch, in that the males are generally green.
If seen well, this is not a difficult species to identify.
Distribution
Southwestern Europe.
Taxonomy
- S. c. corsicana is considered a full species by some authorities, but here is treated as a subspecies.
Habitat
Mountains, coniferous forests and alpine meadows.
Behaviour
They nest in conifers.
References
Wikipedia
