Cape Siskin
Crithagra totta(Sparrman, A, 1786)
English (US) Cape Siskin
The Cape Siskin (Crithagra totta) 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: montane scrub of South Africa (southern Cape Province)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Crithagra totta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cape Siskin
- Described by
- (Sparrman, A, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia totta
- Described by
- (Sparrman, A, 1786)
- Type locality
- Hottentot country, i.e. Cape Province.
- Original description
- Museum Carlsonianum, in quo novas et selectas aves, coloribus ad vivum brevique descriptione illustratas (etc.) fasc.1 no.xviii pl.18
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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