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Passeriformes / Fringillidae / Serinus

Cape Canary

Serinus canicollis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (capcan1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Genus: Serinus

Subspecies (3)

Serinus canicollis canicollis

southern South Africa (Western Cape eastward to western Free State and northeastern Eastern Cape)
Serinus canicollis griseitergum

highlands of eastern Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique
Serinus canicollis thompsonae

northern and eastern South Africa (southward to eastern Free State and southern KwaZulu-Natal), Lesotho, and western Eswatini

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (capcan1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.