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Cape Canary

Serinus canicollis (Swainson, WJ 1838)

The Cape canary is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in southern Africa and has been introduced to Mauritius and Réunion. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Fringillidae
Genus:
   Serinus
Scientific:
  Serinus canicollis


Original description

Citation:
  (Swainson, WJ 1838)

Reference:
   Anim. Menageries [Lardner Cabinet Cyclop. 98]

Protonym:
  Crithagra canicollis

Type locality:
  Africa; restricted to Cape of Good Hope by Vincent, 1952, Check List Birds South Africa, p. 115.


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E6C3FA67AA9A41D5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E6C3FA67

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E6C3FA67


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562940

Geographic range:

  • Serinus canicollis canicollis (canicollis): southern South Africa (Western Cape east to western Free State and northeastern Eastern Cape)
  • Serinus canicollis canicollis (thompsonae): northern and eastern South Africa (south to eastern Free State and southern KwaZulu-Natal), Lesotho, and western Swaziland
  • Serinus canicollis griseitergum: Highlands of e Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique
English:
Cape Canary
Catalan:
gafarró del Cap
Czech:
zvonohlík šedokrký
Danish:
Grånakket Sisken
German:
Gelbscheitelgirlitz
Spanish:
Serín Dorsigrís
Spanish (Spain):
Serín dorsigrís
Finnish:
harmaaniskahemppo
French:
Serin du Cap
Croatian:
kapska žutarica
Hungarian:
szürkenyakú csicsörke
Icelandic:
Heiðafinka
Italian:
Canarino del Capo
Japanese (romaji):
kigashirakanaria
Japanese:
キガシラカナリア
Lithuanian:
Geltonvainikis svilikėlis
Dutch:
Grijsnekkanarie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Krattirisk
Norwegian:
Krattirisk
Polish:
kulczyk siwoszyi
Portuguese:
canário-de-nuca-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal):
canário-de-nuca-cinzenta
Russian:
Капский вьюрок
Slovak:
kanárik sivokrký
Serbian:
Kapski kanarinac
Swedish:
grånackad siska
Ukrainian:
Щедрик сивошиїй
Chinese:
南非丝雀
Chinese (Traditional):
黃頂絲雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Cape Canary ( Serinus canicollis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Serin du Cap ( Serinus canicollis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Serinus canicollis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Serinus [canicollis or flavivertex] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Kaapse Kanarie
Azerbaijani: qırmızıbaş bülbülçə
Bulgarian: Капско канарче
Catalan: gafarró del Cap
Czech: zvonohlík šedokrký
Danish: Grånakket Sisken
German: Gelbscheitelgirlitz, Graunackengirlitz
English: Cape Canary, Yellow-crowned Canary
English, HBW: Cape Canary
English (IOC): Cape Canary
English (United States): Cape Canary
Esperanto: Grizkola kanario
Spanish: Canario de Corona Amarilla, Serín Dorsigrís
Spanish (Spain): Serín dorsigrís, Serín Dorsigrí­s
Spanish (HBW): Cape Canary
Estonian: aed-koldvint
Finnish: harmaaniskahemppo
French: Serin du Cap
Croatian: kapska žutarica
Hungarian: szürkenyakú csicsörke
Icelandic: Heiðafinka
Italian: Canarino del Capo
Japanese (romaji): funashiseiouchou, kigashirakanaria
Japanese: キガシラカナリア
Scientific: Crithagra canicollis, Serinus canicollis, Serinus canicollis canicollis
Lithuanian: Geltonvainikis svilikėlis
Dutch: Geelkruinkanarie, Grijsnekkanarie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Krattirisk
Norwegian: Krattirisk
Sotho, Northern: Tšwere
Polish: kulczyk siwoszyi
Portuguese: Canário-de-nuca-cinzenta, Canàrio-de-nuca-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal): canário-de-nuca-cinzenta
Russian: Капский вьюрок, Сероголовый вьюрок, Шафранношапочный канареечный вьюрок
Slovak: kanárik sivokrký
Serbian: Kapski kanarinac
Sotho, Southern: Tšoere
Swedish: grånackad siska , Kapkanariefågel
Swahili: Chiriku Shingo-kijivu
Turkish: Kap kanaryası
Tsonga: Risunyani
Ukrainian: Щедрик сивошиїй
Xhosa: Umlonji
Chinese: 南非丝雀, 黄顶丝雀
Chinese (Traditional): 黃頂絲雀
Zulu: umZwilili

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