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Cape Canary

Serinus canicollis(Swainson, WJ, 1838)

English (US) Cape Canary

The Cape Canary (Serinus canicollis) 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 canicollis
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Cape Canary
Described by
(Swainson, WJ, 1838)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Crithagra canicollis
Described by
(Swainson, WJ, 1838)
Type locality
Africa; restricted to Cape of Good Hope by Vincent, 1952, Check List Birds South Africa, p. 115.
Original description
Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner p.317

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

See all 236 species of the family Fringillidae