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Lemon-breasted Seedeater

Crithagra citrinipectus (Clancey, PA; Lawson, WJ 1960)

The lemon-breasted canary, also known as the lemon-breasted seedeater, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savannah, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rural gardens. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Fringillidae
Genus:
   Crithagra
Scientific:
  Crithagra citrinipectus


Original description

Citation:
  (Clancey, PA; Lawson, WJ 1960)

Reference:
   Durban Mus. Novit. 6 p.62

Protonym:
  Serinus citrinipectus

Type locality:
  near Panda, Inhambane, Sul do Save, southern Portuguese East Africa.

Link:
  https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA0012723X_1661


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  238953D99A6041A7

Avibase ID:
  avibase-238953D9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/238953D9


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 997828

Geographic range:

  • Crithagra citrinipectus: southern Malawi, northwestern and southern Mozambique, southeastern Zimbabwe, and northeastern South Africa (northeastern Limpopo and northern KwaZulu-Natal)
English:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater
Catalan:
gafarró de galtes blanques
Czech:
zvonohlík bělouchý
Danish:
Citronbrystet Sisken
German:
Gelbbrustgirlitz
Spanish:
Serín Pechilimón
Spanish (Spain):
Serín Pechilimón
Finnish:
savannihemppo
French:
Serin à poitrine citron
Croatian:
limunastoprsa žutarica
Italian:
Beccasemi pettolimone
Japanese (romaji):
kimunekanaria
Japanese:
キムネカナリア
Lithuanian:
Geltonkrūtis svilikėlis
Dutch:
Geelborstkanarie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sitronbrystirisk
Norwegian:
Sitronbrystirisk
Polish:
afrokulczyk żółtopierśny
Portuguese:
Canário-de-peito-limão
Portuguese (Portugal):
canário-de-peito-limão
Russian:
Лимонногрудый канареечник
Slovak:
kanárik žltoprsý
Swedish:
citronbröstsiska
Ukrainian:
Щедрик жовтоволий
Chinese:
黄胸丝雀
Chinese (Traditional):
檸黃胸絲雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Serin à poitrine citron ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Serin à poitrine citron ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 1st edition:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements, version 2021:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Clements, version 2022:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Clements, version 2023:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Clements 3rd edition:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 4th edition:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 6th edition:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements, version 2015:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements, version 2016:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Clements, version 2017:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Clements, version 2018:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Clements, version 2019:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
eBird version 1.50:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
eBird version 1.52:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
eBird version 1.53:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
eBird version 1.54:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
eBird version 1.55:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
eBird version 2015:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
eBird version 2016:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
eBird version 2017:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
eBird version 2018:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
eBird version 2019:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
eBird version 2021:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
eBird version 2022:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
eBird version 2023:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipecta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipecta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipecta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipecta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipecta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipecta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipecta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipecta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipecta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipecta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipecta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipecta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipecta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Serinus citrinipectus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Serinus citrinipectus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Serinus citrinipectus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Lemon-breasted Seedeater ( Serinus citrinipectus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Lemon-breasted Canary ( Crithagra citrinipectus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Serinus citrinipectus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Crithagra citrinipectus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Geelborskanarie
Catalan: gafarró de galtes blanques
Czech: zvonohlík bělouchý, Zvonohlík žlutoprsý
Danish: Citronbrystet Sisken
German: Gelbbrustgirlitz, Gelbbrustgirliz
English: Lemon breasted Seedeater, Lemonbreasted Canary, Lemon-breasted Canary, Lemon-breasted Seedeater
English, HBW: Lemon-breasted Canary
English (IOC): Lemon-breasted Canary
English (United States): Lemon-breasted Seedeater
Esperanto: Citronbrusta kanario
Spanish: Serín de Pecho Limón, Serín Pechilimón
Spanish (Spain): Serín Pechilimón
Spanish (HBW): Lemon-breasted Seedeater
Estonian: mosambiigi rohtlavint
Finnish: Savannihemppo
French: Crithagre à poitrine citron, Serin à poitrine citron, Serin à poitrine jaune
Croatian: limunastoprsa žutarica
Italian: Beccasemi pettolimone, Canarino pettogiallo, Verzellino pettogiallo
Japanese (romaji): himeseiouchou, kimunekanaria
Japanese: キムネカナリア, ヒメセイオウチョウ
Scientific: Crithagra citrinipecta, Crithagra citrinipectus, Ochrospiza citrinipecta, Serinus citrinipectus
Lithuanian: Geltonkrūtis svilikėlis
Dutch: Geelborstkanarie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sitronbrystirisk
Norwegian: Sitronbrystirisk
Polish: afrokulczyk żółtopierśny, kulczyk zóltopiersny, kulczyk żółtopierśny
Portuguese: Canário-de-peito-limão
Portuguese (Portugal): canário-de-peito-limão
Russian: Лимонногрудый канареечник, Лимонногрудый канареечный вьюрок
Slovak: kanárik žltoprsý
Swedish: Citronbröstsiska
Turkish: Sarı göğüslü iskete, Sarı Göğüslü İskete
Ukrainian: Щедрик жовтоволий
Chinese: 黄胸丝雀
Chinese (Traditional): 檸黃胸絲雀

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