Biology:Streaky seedeater

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Short description: Species of bird

Streaky seedeater
Streaky Seedeater, Ngorongoro Crater (8495906768).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Crithagra
Species:
C. striolata
Binomial name
Crithagra striolata
(Rüppell, 1840)
Synonyms

Serinus striolatus

The streaky seedeater (Crithagra striolata) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

Phylogeny

The streaky seedeater was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic.[2] The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the streaky seedeater were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.[3][4]

Habitat

In the Degua Tembien mountains, the bird was found to be a breeding resident of woodland edges, scrubland and forest edges.[5]

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q27075845 entry