Reichenow's seedeater (''Crithagra reichenowi'') is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the

black-throated canary The black-throated canary (''Crithagra atrogularis''), also known as the black-throated seedeater, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. Distribution It is found frequently in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democr ...

. The Reichenow's seedeater was formerly placed in the genus '' Serinus'' but phylogenetic analysis using

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and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic. The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the Reichenow's seedeater were moved to the resurrected genus '' Crithagra''.

Distribution

It is found frequently in eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are

subtropical or tropical dry forest The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest is a habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature and is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Though these forests occur in climates that are warm year-round, and may receive ...

, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

Reichenow's seedeater Reichenow's seedeater (''Crithagra reichenowi'') is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the black-throated canary. The Reichenow's seedeater was formerly placed in the genus ''Serinus ' ...

Birds of East Africa

Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Fringillidae-stub