- Lemon-breasted Seedeater
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Lemon-Breasted Seedeater Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae Genus: Serinus Species: S. citrinipectus Binomial name Serinus citrinipectus
Clancey & Lawson, 1960The Lemon-Breasted Seedeater (Serinus citrinipectus), also known as the Lemon-breasted Canary, is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rural gardens.
Phylogeny
It has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.[1][2]
References
- ^ Arnaiz-Villena, Antonio; Alvarez-Tejado M., Ruiz-del-Valle V., García-de-la-Torre C., Varela P, Recio M. J., Ferre S., Martinez-Laso J. (1999). "Rapid Radiation of Canaries (Genus Serinus)". Mol. Biol. Evol. 16: 2–11. http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/content/16/1/2.full.pdf.
- ^ Zamora, J; Moscoso J, Ruiz-del-Valle V, Ernesto L, Serrano-Vela JI, Ira-Cachafeiro J, Arnaiz-Villena A (2006). "Conjoint mitochondrial phylogenetic trees for canaries Serinus spp. and goldfinches Carduelis spp. show several specific polytomies". Ardeola 53: 1–17. http://www.ardeola.org/files/1260.pdf.
- BirdLife International 2006. Serinus citrinipectus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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