The white-bellied canary (Crithagra dorsostriata) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
| White-bellied canary | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Crithagra |
| Species: | C. dorsostriata |
| Binomial name | |
| Crithagra dorsostriata Reichenow, 1887 | |
| Synonyms | |
Serinus dorsostriatus | |
The white-bellied canary was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic.[2] The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the white-bellied canary were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.[3][4]