- Black-eared Seedeater
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Black-eared Seedeater Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae Genus: Serinus Species: S. mennelli Binomial name Serinus mennelli
Chubb, 1908The Black-eared Seedeater (Serinus mennelli) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.
Phylogeny
It has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.[1]
References
- ^ 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): 1–17. http://chopo.pntic.mec.es/biolmol/publicaciones/conjoint.pdf.
- BirdLife International 2004. Serinus mennelli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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