NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Black-throated Canary
Crithagra atrogularis (A. Smith, 1836)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Crithagra atrogularis (A. Smith, 1836)
- Name authority
- (A. Smith, 1836)
- Common name
- Black-throated Canary
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Genus
- Crithagra
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae Leach, 1820
- genusCrithagra Swainson, 1827
- speciesCrithagra atrogularis (A. Smith, 1836)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Crithagra. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-throated CanaryCrithagra albogularis A. Smith, 1833 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-faced CanaryCrithagra capistrata Finsch, 1870 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sao Tome GrosbeakCrithagra concolor (Barboza du Bocage, 1888) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriata Reichenow, 1887 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides (Rüppell, 1840) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lemon-breasted CanaryCrithagra citrinipectus (Clancey & Lawson, 1960) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yemen SerinCrithagra menachensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1913) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelli (E. C. Chubb, 1908) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica (P. L. Statius Müller, 1776) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis (Reichenow, 1904) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygia Sundevall, 1850 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi (Salvadori, 1888) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Serinus atrogularis (A. Smith, 1836) (A. Smith, 1836) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=997822 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6BGKR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.