African chaffinch
The African chaffinch (Fringilla spodiogenys) is a species of passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is found from Morocco to northwestern Tunisia and northeastern Libya.[1] It was formerly considered a subspecies of the common chaffinch, F. coelebs.[2]
| African chaffinch | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Fringillinae |
| Genus: | Fringilla |
| Species: | F. spodiogenys |
| Binomial name | |
| Fringilla spodiogenys Bonaparte, 1841 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Fringilla coelebs subsp. spodiogenys | |
References
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pam; et al. "Species updates". IOC World Bird List v13.2. International Ornithological Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- Recuerda, María; Illera, Juan Carlos; Blanco, Guillermo; Zardoya, Rafael; Milá, Borja (2021). "Sequential colonization of oceanic archipelagos led to a species-level radiation in the common chaffinch complex (Aves: Fringilla coelebs)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 164: 107291. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107291. hdl:10261/250227. PMID 34384903.
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