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The brimstone canary or bully canary, (''Crithagra sulphuratus''), is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in central and southern Africa. This species is found in open, lightly wooded habitats, such as hillsides with trees or scrub and forest edges. In South Africa it occurs mainly in coastal areas, inhabiting coastal bush, shrubs along streams, gardens, and areas with rank vegetation. It is not truly migratory, but undertakes some seasonal movements. ==Taxonomy== The brimstone canary was formerly placed in the genus ''Serinus'' but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic. The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the brimstone canary were moved to the resurrected genus ''Crithagra''. Three subspecies are recognised:〔 *''C. s. sulphuratus'' is the nominate race of southwestern and southern Cape Province *''C. s. wilsoni'' of eastern Cape Province to southern Mozambique is smaller, relatively smaller billed, and paler or more yellowish green than the nominate form. The underparts are entirely yellow. *''C. s. sharpii'' of northern Mozambique to Kenya is smaller and paler or more yellowish green than the nominate form. Its bill size is intermediate between the other two races. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brimstone canary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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