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Black-headed Canary

Serinus alario(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

English (US) Black-headed Canary

The Black-headed Canary (Serinus alario) 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.

Scientific name
Serinus alario
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Black-headed Canary
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Emberiza alario
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Type locality
Cape of Good Hope.
Original description
Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.179

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 236 species of the family Fringillidae