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Yemen Serin (Crithagra menachensis)

Yemen Serin

Crithagra menachensis

Least Concern

Overview

The Yemen serin, Crithagra menachensis, is a species of finch currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but was moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra following phylogenetic analysis that revealed the former genus was polyphyletic.

Habitat

The Yemen serin is found in Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.

Did you know?

The species was reclassified from Serinus to Crithagra because genetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences demonstrated that the original genus was polyphyletic.

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