Black-eared seedeater
| Black-eared seedeater | |
|---|---|
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| An adult bird in central Mozambique | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Crithagra |
| Species: | C. mennelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Crithagra mennelli (Chubb, 1908) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Serinus mennelli | |
The black-eared seedeater or blackeared canary (Crithagra mennelli) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. Its native habitat is miombo woodland.
The black-eared seedeater was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic.[2] The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the black-eared seedeater were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.[3][4]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International. (2024). "Crithagra mennelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T22720231A263308511. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T22720231A263308511.en. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ Zuccon, Dario; Prŷs-Jones, Robert; Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Ericson, Per G.P. (2012). "The phylogenetic relationships and generic limits of finches (Fringillidae)" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 62 (2): 581–596. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.10.002. PMID 22023825. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ Swainson, William (1827). "On several forms in ornithology not hitherto defined". Zoological Journal. 3: 348.
External links
- "Blackeared Canary" (PDF). The Atlas of Southern African Birds. p. 674.