Ethiopian Siskin
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| Ethiopian Siskin | |
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| Male at Debre Berhan, Ethiopia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Serinus |
| Species: | S. nigriceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Serinus nigriceps Rüppell, 1840 |
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The Ethiopian Siskin or Abyssinian Siskin (Serinus nigriceps) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found only in Ethiopia usually at altitudes above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
[edit] Phylogeny
It has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Zamora, J; Moscoso J, Ruiz-del-Valle V, Ernesto L, Serrano-Vela JI, Ira-Cachafeiro J, Arnaiz-Villena A (2006). "Conjoint mitochondrial phylogenetic trees for canaries Serinus spp. and goldfinches Carduelis spp. show several specific polytomies". Ardeola 53(1): 1–17. http://chopo.pntic.mec.es/biolmol/publicaciones/conjoint.pdf.
- BirdLife International 2004. Serinus nigriceps. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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