Ethiopian Siskin
Serinus nigricepsRĂĽppell, WPES, 1840
English (US) Ethiopian Siskin
The Ethiopian Siskin (Serinus nigriceps) 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: alpine moorlands of northern and central EthiopiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Serinus nigriceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ethiopian Siskin
- Described by
- RĂĽppell, WPES, 1840
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- RĂĽppell, WPES, 1840
- Type locality
- Simen Province, 10,000 ft. Abyssinia.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.96 pl.34 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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