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Corsican Finch

Carduelis corsicana

Classification

Class
Aves

The Corsican finch (Carduelis corsicana), also known as the Corsican citril finch or Mediterranean citril finch, is a species of passerine bird belonging to the family Fringillidae, the "true" finches. This species is endemic to Corsica and Sardinia and nearby islands in France and Italy. Taxonomy The Corsican finch was first formally formal description as Citrinella corsicana in 1899 by the German zoologist Alexander Koenig with its type locality given as Corsica.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 1,640Italy · 292