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African Chaffinch
Fringilla spodiogenys Bonaparte, 1841
The African chaffinch (Fringilla spodiogenys) is a species of passerine bird in the genus Fringilla.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The African chaffinch (Fringilla spodiogenys) is a species of passerine bird in the genus Fringilla. The African chaffinch is found from southern Morocco to northwestern Libya, and in Italy on the islands of Lampedusa and Pantelleria, off the Tunisian coast in the Strait of Sicily region; there is also an isolated population in northeastern Libya. It was formerly considered as two African subspecies of the Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs).
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Questions
Where does the African Chaffinch live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: northern Africa.
What family is the African Chaffinch in?
It belongs to the family Finches, Euphonias (Fringillidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
Range
Palearctic: northern Africa
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae
- Genus
- Fringilla
Other birds in the genus Fringilla
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Azores ChaffinchFringilla moreletti
Madeira ChaffinchFringilla maderensis
Canary Islands ChaffinchFringilla canariensis
Tenerife Blue ChaffinchFringilla teydea
Gran Canaria Blue ChaffinchFringilla polatzeki
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Black-and-yellow GrosbeakMycerobas icterioides
Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinis
Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthos
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