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Black-headed or Damara Canary
Serinus [alario or leucolaemus] (= Serinus alario) (Linnaeus, C 1758)
The black-headed canary is a species of finch found in Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. It is sometimes placed in the genus Alario as Alario alario Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Fringillidae
Genus:
Serinus
Scientific:
Serinus alario
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Fringillidae
Genus:
Serinus
Scientific:
Serinus alario
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.179
Protonym:
Emberiza alario
Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/198/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
CA9E354B01084F34
Avibase ID:
avibase-CA9E354B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CA9E354B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562933
Geographic range:
- Serinus leucolaemus: Namibia and northwestern South Africa
- Serinus [alario or leucolaemus]: lowland and foothill arid scrub, rocky outcrops, vleis, and gardens from central and southern Namibia southward to southwestern South Africa, and eastward to central South Africa (Northern Cape, Eastern Cape) and Lesotho; undertakes nomadic and irruptive movements
- Serinus alario: South Africa and Lesotho
Source: Clements checklist
Black-headed or Damara Canary
French:
Serin alario ou S. de Namibie
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-headed or Damara Canary ( Serinus [alario or leucolaemus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-headed or Damara Canary ( Serinus [alario or leucolaemus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-headed or Damara Canary ( Serinus [alario or leucolaemus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Black-headed or Damara Canary ( Serinus [alario or leucolaemus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-headed or Damara Canary ( Serinus [alario or leucolaemus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-headed or Damara Canary ( Serinus [alario or leucolaemus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-headed or Damara Canary ( Serinus [alario or leucolaemus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-headed or Damara Canary ( Serinus [alario or leucolaemus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-headed or Damara Canary ( Serinus [alario or leucolaemus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-headed or Damara Canary ( Serinus [alario or leucolaemus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-headed or Damara Canary ( Serinus [alario or leucolaemus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-headed or Damara Canary ( Serinus [alario or leucolaemus]) |
| Avilist 2025: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Serin alario ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black-headed Canary ( Alario alario) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black-headed Canary ( Alario alario) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black-headed Canary ( Crithagra alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Serinus alario [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Serinus alario [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Serinus alario [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black-headed Canary ( Serinus alario) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Serinus alario [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Swartkop/Bontkopkanarie, Swartkopkanarie
Bulgarian: Черноглаво канарче
Catalan: gafarró alario
Czech: Zvonohlík alario
Danish: Alariosisken
German: Alario, Alariogirlitz, Alariogirliz
English: Black headed Canary, Blackhead Canary, Blackheaded Canary, Black-headed Canary, Black-headed or Damara Canary, Damara Canary, Mountain Canary
English (Avilist): Black-headed Canary
English, HBW: Black-headed Canary
English (IOC): Black-headed Canary
English (United States): Black-headed Canary
Esperanto: Alaria kanario, nigrakapa serino
Spanish: Alario, Canario de Cabeza Negra, Serín Alario
Spanish (Spain): Serín alario
Estonian: ruskevint
Basque: Txirriskila gorri-beltza
Finnish: Mustahuppuhemppo
French: Alario, Alario Serin à tête noire, Serin alario, Serin alario ou S. de Namibie, Serin de Namibie
French (Guyane): Serin alario
Croatian: riđoleđa žutarica
Hungarian: feketefejű kanári
Italian: Alario, Canarino testanera
Japanese (romaji): kurichahiwa
Japanese: クリチャヒワ
Scientific: Alario alario, Crithagra alario, Emberiza Alario, Serinus [alario or leucolaemus], Serinus alario, Serinus alario alario
Lithuanian: Juodagalvis svilikėlis
Dutch: Alariokanarie, Alario-kanarie
Norwegian: Alariosisik, Svarthodeirisk
Polish: afrokulczyk rdzawogrzbiety, kulczyk rdzawogrzbiety
Portuguese: canário-alario, Canário-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): canário-alário
Russian: Аларио, Канареечный вьюрок-аларио, Трёхцветный вьюрок
Slovak: kanárik alario
Serbian: Crnoglavi kanarinac
Swedish: Alariofink, karroosiska
Turkish: Alaca iskete, Alaca İskete
Ukrainian: Аларіо
Chinese: *黑头丝雀, 黑头丝雀
Chinese (Traditional): 黑頭絲雀
Zulu: umbhalanokhandelimnyama
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