Western Citril
Crithagra frontalis(Reichenow, A, 1904)
English (US) Western Citril
The Western Citril (Crithagra frontalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda and northern ZambiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Crithagra frontalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Citril
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1904)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Serinus citrinelloides frontalis
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1904)
- 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.
- Original description
- Die Vögel Afrikas 3 pt1 p.275
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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