Crithagra atrogularis (A.Smith, 1836) is a animal in the Fringillidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Crithagra atrogularis (A.Smith, 1836)

Crithagra atrogularis (A.Smith, 1836)

Crithagra atrogularis, the black-throated canary, is a fringillid finch found widely across southern and eastern Africa.

Family
Genus
Crithagra
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Crithagra atrogularis (A.Smith, 1836)

The black-throated canary, with the scientific name Crithagra atrogularis, is also commonly called the black-throated seedeater. It is a finch species that belongs to the family Fringillidae. This species occurs regularly across a range of African countries, including Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Photo: (c) Pius Mahimbi, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Fringillidae Crithagra

More from Fringillidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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