- Ankober Serin
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Ankober Serin Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae Genus: Serinus Species: S. ankoberensis Binomial name Serinus ankoberensis
Ash, 1979Synonyms Carduelis ankoberensis
The Ankober Serin (Serinus ankoberensis) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. Recent studies places this bird in Carduelis, another genus of finches. It is a small brown seedeater, about 12 centimeters or 5 inches in length, gregarious and often encountered in flocks, with brown upperparts and its head and breast distinguished with heavy buffy-colored streaking. Its song consists of a constant, low twitter.[1]
This bird is endemic to Ethiopia, inhabiting steep rocky slopes and high cliff-tops; the reported range of the Ankober Serin consists of several disjointed areas in northern Shewa and in the northern Amhara Region.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Serinus ankoberensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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