African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils
Crithagra
Crithagra is a genus of small passerine birds in the finch family (Fringillidae). They live in Africa and Arabia.
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. 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.
38 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 38 known species
Yellow-fronted Canary
speciesCrithagra mozambica
Yellow Canary
speciesCrithagra flaviventris
Brimstone Canary
speciesCrithagra sulphurata
Streaky-headed Seedeater
speciesCrithagra gularis
White-throated Canary
speciesCrithagra albogularis
Streaky Seedeater
speciesCrithagra striolata
Forest Canary
speciesCrithagra scotops
Black-throated Canary
speciesCrithagra atrogularis
Cape Siskin
speciesCrithagra totta
White-bellied Canary
speciesCrithagra dorsostriata
Reichenow's Seedeater
speciesCrithagra reichenowi
African Citril
speciesCrithagra citrinelloides
White-rumped Seedeater
speciesCrithagra leucopygia
Southern Citril
speciesCrithagra hyposticta
Brown-rumped Seedeater
speciesCrithagra tristriata
Western Citril
speciesCrithagra frontalis
Drakensberg Siskin
speciesCrithagra symonsi
Thick-billed Seedeater
speciesCrithagra burtoni
Protea Canary
speciesCrithagra leucoptera
Lemon-breasted Seedeater
speciesCrithagra citrinipectus
Black-eared Seedeater
speciesCrithagra mennelli
Principe Seedeater
speciesCrithagra rufobrunnea
Black-faced Canary
speciesCrithagra capistrata
Southern Grosbeak-Canary
speciesCrithagra buchanani
Olive-rumped Serin
speciesCrithagra rothschildi
Yemen Serin
speciesCrithagra menachensis
Northern Grosbeak-Canary
speciesCrithagra donaldsoni
Yellow-rumped Serin
speciesCrithagra xanthopygia
Reichard's Seedeater
speciesCrithagra reichardi
Yellow-throated Serin
speciesCrithagra flavigula
Yellow-browed Seedeater
speciesCrithagra whytii
Salvadori's Serin
speciesCrithagra xantholaema
Ankober Serin
speciesCrithagra ankoberensis
West African Seedeater
speciesCrithagra canicapilla
Papyrus Canary
speciesCrithagra koliensis
Kipengere Seedeater
speciesCrithagra melanochroa
Stripe-breasted Seedeater
speciesCrithagra striatipectus
São Tomé Grosbeak
speciesCrithagra concolor
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 524331.