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Revision as of 22:25, 10 May 2015
- Carduelis citrinella
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.
Similar Species
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
This is a monotypic species[1].
Corsican Finch is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of this species. This view is supported by a recent genetic study (Förschler et al. 2009).
Habitat
Mountains, coniferous forests and alpine meadows.
Behaviour
They nest in conifers.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Citril Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Citril_Finch