Ankober Serin

The Ankober Serin is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Ankober Serin is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

endemic Ankober Serin was first observed by ornithologists in 1979. History - Meridazmach Amha Iyasus, moved the capital of Shewa from Doqaqit to Ankober, and it remained the principal residence of the rulers of Shewa until Negus (later Emperor) Menelik II moved it to Mount Entoto in 1878, although Wossen Seged preferred to live at Qundi during his reign. More

The Ankober Serin (Serinus ankoberensis) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Serinus ankoberensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. Stub icon This Fringillidae-related article is a stub. More

577 E Ankober Serin Serinus ankoberensis 578 Streaky Seedeater Serinus striolatus 579 Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex 580 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 581 House Bunting Emberiza striolata 582 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi 583 Somali Bunting Emberiza poliopleura 584 Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis Abreviations : E = Endemic ; e = Near-endemic ; H=Heard Only Totals : 581Bird species seen More

* Ankober Serin, Serinus ankoberensis The Citril Finch and the Corsican Finch are now placed in the genus Carduelis as Carduelis citrinella and Carduelis corsicana (Arnaiz-Villena et al., 1998). References - * Arnaiz-Villena, A.; Álvarez-Tejado, M.; Ruiz-del-Valle, V.; García-de-la-Torre, C.; Varela, P.; Recio, M. J.; Ferre. S. & Martínez-Laso, J. More

Images Ankober serin perched on rock This small canary, discovered in 1976, belongs to a large group of seed-eating birds of the genus Serinus. The greyish-brown upperparts are heavily streaked with dark brown, while the plumage on the underparts is whitish, also with bold dark brown ... More

The contact call of the Ankober serin is a soft, nasal ‘tree tree’ sound, and when in flight it calls with a high-pitched ‘weet weet weet’ (3) (4). - Occurs in the highlands of central and northern Ethiopia (4). - The Ankober serin inhabits tussock grass and heath on steep cliffs and slopes (3). More

Ankober Serin Serinus ankoberensis 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Vulnerable Justification The species is listed as Vulnerable because it has a small range and its habitat is threatened and declining. The species may require downlisting to Near Threatened if it is found to be very tolerant of habitat alterations occuring within its range. More

Ankober Serin Serinus ankoberensis IUCN Red List Criteria Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable B1a+b(iii) IUCN Red List history Year Category 2008 Vulnerable 2004 Vulnerable 2000 Endangered 1996 Endangered 1994 Endangered More

endemic Ankober Serin was first observed by ornithologists in 1979. Name: Ankober Also Known As: Gorobela Elevation (m): 2465 Time Zone: EAT Products from Amazon.com No related products. Evri Copyright © 2010 Evri Inc. More

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Ankober Serin (Carduelis ankoberensis) = Ankober Serin (Carduelis ankoberensis) by macronyx. Lamassa Geden, NO Debre Berhan, Ethiopia (Endemic to Ethiopia) To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. Would you like to comment? Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you're already a member). Guest Passes let you share your photos that aren't public. More

* Ankober serin - Serinus ankoberensis - Information - ARKive Ankober serin - Serinus ankoberensis - Information - ARKive * BirdQuest | gallery BirdQuest | gallery * Ankober Woreda Development Association Ankober Woreda Development Association * A relaxed individual feeding and gritting at the escarpment's edge ... A relaxed individual feeding and gritting at the escarpment's edge ... More

Ankober Serin Carduelis ankoberensis = Described by: Ash (1979) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): Serinus ankoberensis Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range C. Ethiopia. More

Highlights: Ankober Serin & an impressive group of 80+ Geladas. Sites Visited Lake Langano Situated about 180km from Addis, this is a pleasant lake resort, whose lake is one of the few in Ethiopia that is safe to swim in, as it is bilharzia free. We stayed in the Hotel Bekele Molla and spent our time birding around the grounds of the hotel and the nearby scrub. More

Ankober Serin was first observed by ornithologists in 1979. >>> Ankober shopping Write a comment There is no comment yet for this object. - Video Studio epidemiologico, distretto di Ankober, Etiopia. More

* Ankober Serin, Serinus ankoberensis * Mountain Serin Serinus estherae See also siskin Copyright 2010 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy :: Terms of Use :: Contact Us :: About Us This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the this Wikipedia article. More