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Western Citril

Crithagra frontalis (Reichenow, A 1904)

The western citril, also known as the yellow-browed citril, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in central Africa. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Reichenow, A 1904)

Reference:
   Vögel Afrikas 3 pt1 p.275

Protonym:
  Serinus citrinelloides frontalis

Type locality:
  Victoria-Niansa area (Butumbi, Bukoba, Karevia, Kafuro) ; Nandi, 'Chiriko', Lake Nyasa; Kenia and Lake Kivu; type from Lake Kivu, fide W. L. Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 826.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/49737#page/313/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  5108E1D3F8D22894

Avibase ID:
  avibase-5108E1D3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/5108E1D3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 997816

Geographic range:

  • Crithagra frontalis: highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda and northern Zambia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Western Citril
Danish:
Diademsisken
German:
Diademgirlitz
Spanish:
Serín de Frente Amarilla
Spanish (Spain):
Serín de frente amarilla
Finnish:
ugandansitruunahemppo
French:
Serin à diadème
Croatian:
obrvasta žutarica
Italian:
Venturone occidentale
Japanese (romaji):
nishimunafuhiwa
Japanese:
ニシムナフヒワ
Lithuanian:
Geltonkaktis svilikėlis
Dutch:
Geelvoorhoofdkanarie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Plantasjeirisk
Norwegian:
Plantasjeirisk
Polish:
afrokulczyk diademowy
Portuguese:
canário-de-diadema
Portuguese (Portugal):
canário-de-testa-amarela
Russian:
Желтолобый канареечник
Slovak:
kanárik diadémový
Swedish:
diademsiska
Ukrainian:
щедрик діадемовий
Chinese:
西部丝雀
Chinese (Traditional):
西方絲雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Yellow-browed Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Yellow-browed Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Yellow-browed Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Yellow-browed Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Yellow-browed Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Serin à diadème ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Yellow-fronted Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Serinus citrinelloides frontalis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Serinus citrinelloides frontalis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Yellow-browed Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Yellow-fronted Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Serinus frontalis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Serinus frontalis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Serinus frontalis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Western Citril ( Serinus frontalis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Western Citril ( Crithagra frontalis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Serinus frontalis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Crithagra [citrinelloides, hypostictus or frontalis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Danish: Diademsisken
German: Brauengirlitz, Diademgirlitz
English: Kivu Citril, Uganda Citril, West african citril, Western Citril, Western Citril Finch, Yellow-browed Citril, Yellow-fronted Canary, Yellow-fronted Citril
English, HBW: Yellow-browed Citril
English (IOC): Western Citril
English (Kenya): Western Citril
English (United States): Western Citril
Spanish: Serín cejigualdo, Serín de Frente Amarilla
Spanish (Spain): Serín de frente amarilla
Spanish (HBW): Western Citril
Estonian: riftioru-koldvint
Finnish: ugandansitruunahemppo
French: Crithagre à diadème, Serin à diadème, Serin alpestre
Croatian: obrvasta žutarica
Italian: Venturone di Kivu, Venturone occidentale
Japanese (romaji): munafuhiwa, nishimunafuhiwa
Japanese: ニシムナフヒワ, ムナフヒワ
Scientific: Crithagra frontalis, Crithagra frontalis frontalis, Dendrospiza frontalis, Serinus citrinelloides frontalis, Serinus frontalis, Serinus frontalis frontalis
Lithuanian: Geltonkaktis svilikėlis
Dutch: Geelvoorhoofdkanarie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Plantasjeirisk
Norwegian: Plantasjeirisk
Polish: afrokulczyk diademowy, kulczyk diademowy
Portuguese: canário-de-diadema
Portuguese (Portugal): canário-de-testa-amarela
Russian: Желтолобый канареечник, Желтолобый канареечный вьюрок
Slovak: kanárik diadémový
Swedish: Diademsiska
Swahili: Chiriku Uso-mweupe
Turkish: Maskeli iskete, Maskeli İskete
Ukrainian: щедрик діадемовий
Chinese: 西部丝雀
Chinese (Traditional): 西方絲雀

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