The African citril, also known as the Abyssinian citril, is a species of finch. It is found from Ethiopia, Eritrea to western Kenya. It is closely related to the western and southern citril, to which it was formerly considered conspecific. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Reichenow, A 1904)
Reference:
Vögel Afrikas
3 pt1 p.275
Protonym:
Spinus citrinelloides hypostictus
Type locality:
Kilimandscharo, Grossaruscha, Ngomingi, Tembo, Rupira, Somba; type from Moshi, Kilimanjaro, fide W. L. Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 826.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/49737#page/313/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
C978ABCC567E265D
Avibase ID:
avibase-C978ABCC
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C978ABCC
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 997817
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): East African Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): East African Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Grey-faced Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Grey-faced Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Grey-faced Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Grey-faced Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Grey-faced Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Grey-faced Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Grey-faced Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Grey-faced Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Grey-faced Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Grey-faced Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Grey-faced Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Serin est-africain ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Serinus citrinelloides hypostictus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Southern Citril ( Serinus hyposticutus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Southern Citril ( Serinus hyposticutus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Southern Citril ( Serinus hyposticutus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Southern Citril ( Serinus hyposticutus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Southern Citril ( Serinus hyposticutus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Southern Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): East African Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Southern Citril ( Crithagra hyposticta) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Serinus citrinelloides hypostictus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Serinus citrinelloides hypostictus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): East African Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): East African Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: East African Citril ( Serinus hypostictus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Serinus hypostictus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Crithagra [citrinelloides or hypostictus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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