The yellow canary is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in much of the western and central regions of southern Africa and has been introduced to Ascension and St Helena islands. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Gmelin, JF 1789
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.856
Protonym:
Loxia flaviventris
Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope; restricted to Berg River, Cape Province by Vincent, 1952, Check List Birds South Africa, p. 114.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656527#page/357/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
4746346C0649756A
Avibase ID:
avibase-4746346C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4746346C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 997837
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Serin de Sainte-Hélène ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Serin de Sainte-Hélène ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Serinus flaviventris [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Serinus flaviventris [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Serinus flaviventris [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Yellow Canary ( Serinus flaviventris) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Yellow Canary ( Crithagra flaviventris) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Serinus flaviventris [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Crithagra flaviventris [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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