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Southern citril

Crithagra hyposticta (Reichenow, 1904)

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The southern citril (Crithagra hyposticta) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12.9 g to 13.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Southern citril (Crithagra hyposticta)
Photo: DickDaniels ( http://theworldbirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the southern citril

Weight
13 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the southern citril live?

Not recorded

What is the southern citril?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The southern citril (Crithagra hyposticta or Serinus hyposticus) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is endemic to the eastern Afromontane.

The southern citril was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic. The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the southern citril were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.

From the Wikipedia article “Southern citril” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southern_citril&oldid=1380782245), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the southern citril endangered?

The southern citril is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the southern citril classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCrithagra
  7. SpeciesCrithagra hyposticta (Reichenow, 1904)

Synonyms Dendrospiza hyposticta, Serinus hypostictus chyulu, Serinus hyposticutus, Spinus citrinelloides chyulu, Spinus citrinelloides hypostictus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • East African citrilEnglish
  • Grey-faced citrilEnglish
  • SOCIEnglish
  • SitrienkanarieAfrikaans
  • رقاح جنوبيArabic
  • Gråkindet SiskenDanish
  • StreifengirlitzGerman
  • DünnschnabelgirlizGerman
  • Streifen-DünnschnabelgirlitzGerman
  • grizvanga serinoEsperanto
  • Serín keniataSpanish
  • Serín AfricanoSpanish
  • Serín de AfricaSpanish
  • tanganjika koldvintEstonian
  • tansaniansitruunahemppoFinnish
  • Serin est-africainFrench
  • Crithagre est-africainFrench
  • prugastogrla žutaricaCroatian
  • Venturone meridionaleItalian
  • ヒガシムナフヒワJapanese
  • afrikinis dryžasis svilikėlisLithuanian
  • Oost-Afrikaanse KanarieDutch
  • Gestreepte DunbekkanarieDutch
  • bananiriskNorwegian
  • afrokulczyk ciemnolicyPolish
  • canário-do-sulPortuguese
  • canário-orientalPortuguese
  • Оливковый канареечникRussian
  • Полосатый канареечный вьюрокRussian
  • kanárik tmavolíciSlovak
  • gråkindad siskaSwedish
  • Yeşilce İsketeTurkish
  • щедрик східнийUkrainian
  • 东非丝雀Chinese
  • 南方絲雀Chinese

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Relatives of the southern citril

Other species in the same genus Crithagra.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the southern citril?

An adult southern citril weighs 13 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the southern citril endangered?

The southern citril is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the southern citril?

The southern citril (Crithagra hyposticta) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Southern citril (Crithagra hyposticta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-citril

MLA

“Southern citril (Crithagra hyposticta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-citril.

BibTeX
@misc{southern_citril_2026,
  title = {Southern citril (Crithagra hyposticta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-citril},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}