Crithagra
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Crithagra is a genus of small passerine birds in the finch family (Fringillidae). They live in Africa and Arabia.
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Crithagra | |
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Male brimstone canary (Crithagra sulphurata sharpii) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Crithagra Swainson, 1827 |
Type species | |
Loxia sulphurata[1] Linnaeus, 1766 | |
Species | |
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The species in this genus were formerly assigned to the genus Serinus, but phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic.[2] It was therefore split into two monophyletic genera. Eight species, including the European serin (Serinus serinus), were retained in Serinus, while the other species were assigned to the resurrected genus Crithagra.[3]