Ankober Serin Crithagra ankoberensis
(aka Carduelis ankoberensis, Serinus ankoberensis)
Ankober Serin, Gemesa Geden, Ethiopia, January 2016 2016 - click for larger image

Gemesa Geden, Ethiopia
January 2016

The Ankober Serin is endemic to Ethiopia where it is found in high altitude cliffs and steep rocky slopes from 2,600 to 4,250 metres. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It was described as recently as 1979 and is classified as Vulnerable.
Ankober Serin, Gemesa Geden, Ethiopia, January 2016 2016 - click for larger image It is a small, brown, heavily streaked seedeater with a pale yellow-pink lower mandible.

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