Papyrus Canary
Crithagra koliensis(Grant, CHB; Mackworth-Praed, CW, 1952)
English (US) Papyrus Canary
The Papyrus Canary (Crithagra koliensis) 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: papyrus swamps of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, western Kenya, and TanzaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Crithagra koliensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Papyrus Canary
- Described by
- (Grant, CHB; Mackworth-Praed, CW, 1952)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Serinus capistratus koliensis
- Described by
- (Grant, CHB; Mackworth-Praed, CW, 1952)
- Type locality
- Onyulu's, KoH River, Lango, Uganda.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 72 p.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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