Ethiopian siskin

Ethiopian siskin
	Male at Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Genus:	Serinus
Species:	S. nigriceps
Binomial name
	Serinus nigriceps; Rüppell, 1840

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). The bird's natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

Phylogeny

It has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.^[2]

References

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^ 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" (PDF). Ardeola. 53 (1): 1–17.

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[2] 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" (PDF). Ardeola. 53 (1): 1–17.

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