CORSICAN FINCH

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The 'Corsican Finch' ''Carduelis corsicanus'' is a bird in the finch family, Fringillidae.
It was formerly regarded a subspecies of the Citril Finch, but it differs in morphology and vocalizations (Cramp & Perrins, 1994, Förschler & Kalko, 2007) as well as mtDNA sequence (Sangster, 2000, ''contra'' Pasquet & Thibault, 1997) and they are now considered distinct species (Sangster ''et al.'', 2002). Formerly, both were placed in the genus ''Serinus'', but they appear to be close relatives of the European Goldfinch (Arnaiz-Villena ''et al.'', 1998, ''contra'' van den Elzen & Khoury, 1999).
It is found in Corsica, Sardinia and on the Italian islands of Elba, Capraia and Gorgona.
It has dark-streaked brown upperparts, and brighter yellow underparts than the Citril Finch.

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★ 'Förschler', M.I. & 'Kalko', E.K.V. (2006): Macrogeographic variations in food choice of mainland citril finches ''Carduelis [citrinella] citrinella'' and insular Corsican (citril) finches ''Carduelis [citrinella] corsicanus''. ''Journal of Ornithology'' '147': 441-447.

★ 'Förschler', M.I. & 'Kalko', E.K.V. (2006): Breeding ecology and nest site selection in allopatric mainland Citril Finches ''Carduelis [citrinella] citrinella'' and insular Corsican Finches ''Carduelis [citrinella] corsicanus''. ''Journal of Ornithology'' '147': 553-564.

★ 'Förschler', M.I. (2006): Absence of insular density inflation in Corsican Finches ''Carduelis [citrinella] corsicanus''. ''Acta Ornithologica'' '41'(2): 171-175. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/miiz/actao/2006/00000041/00000002/art00010;jsessionid=tw7h10og0mi7.victoria

★ 'Förschler', M.I. & 'Kalko', E.K.V. (2007): Geographical differentiation, acoustic adaptation and species boundaries in mainland citril finches and insular Corsican finches, superspecies ''Carduelis [citrinella]''. ''Journal of Biogeography'' '34'.

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★ 'Pasquet', E. & 'Thibault', J.-C. (1997): Genetic differences among mainland and insular forms of the Citril Finch ''Serinus citrinella''. ''Ibis'' '139'(4): 679–684.

★ 'Sangster', G. (2000): Genetic distance as a test of species boundaries in the Citril Finch ''Serinus citrinella'': a critique and taxonomic reinterpretation. ''Ibis'' '142'(3): 487–490.

★ 'Sangster', George; Knox, Alan G.; Helbig, Andreas J. & Parkin, David T. (2002): Taxonomic recommendations for European birds. ''Ibis'' '144'(1): 153–159. PDF fulltext

★ 'van den Elzen', R. & 'Khoury', F. (1999): Systematik, phylogenetische Analyse und Biogeographie der Großgattung ''Serinus'' Koch, 1816 (Aves, Carduelidae). ''Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg'' 215: 55–65. [Article in German]