Scientific name

Subspecies

English

Based on 'Birds of the World; a checklist' by James F. Clements. Fifth Edition 2000 and updates (English names in kind cooperation with Marcel Ruelle)

Serinus alario

S.alario

Alario finch

Serinus canaria

S.canaria

Wild Canary, Island canary, Common canary

Serinus canicollis

S.c.canicollis
S.c.griseitergum
S.c.thompsonae

Cape canary, Grey-necked serin

Serinus flavivertex

S.f.flavivertex
S.f.huillensis
S.f.sassii

Yellow-crowned canary

Serinus leucolaemus

S.leucolaema

Damara canary, 
Damara Alario finch

Serinus nigriceps

S.nigriceps

Black-headed serin, Black-headed siskin

Serinus pusillus

S.pusillus

Red-fronted canary, Fire-fronted serin

Serinus serinus

S.serinus

European serin, Serin, Serin finch

Serinus syriacus

S.syriacus

Syrian serin, Tristram's serin, Lebanon canary

Crithagra albogularis

C.a.albogularis
C.a.sordahlae
C.a.orangensis
C.a.crocopygia

White-throated canary

Crithagra ankoberenis

C.ankoberensis

Ankober serin

Crithagra atrogularis

C.a.atrogularis
C.a.deserti
C.a.fitzsimonsi
C.a.impiger
C.a.iwenarum
C.a.semidiserti
C.a.seshekeensis
C.a.somereni

Black-throated yellow-rumped canary, Angola seedeater

Crithagra buchanani

C.buchanani

Southern Grosbeak canary, Kenya grosbeak

Crithagra burtoni

C.b.burtoni
C.b.tangajicae
C.b.kilimensis
C.b.albifrons

Thick-billed seedeater, Grosbeak seedeater

Crithagra capistrata

C.c.capistrata
C.c.hildegardae

Black-faced canary

Crithagra citrinelloides

C.c.citrinelloides
C.c.kikuyuensis

East African citril, Abyssinian citril

Crithagra citrinipectus

C.citrinipectus

Lemon breasted canary, Lemon-breasted serin

Crithagra concolor

C.concolor

Sao Tome Canary

Crithagra donaldsoni

C.donaldsoni

Nothern grosbeak canary, Abyssinian grosbeak canary, Donaldson's canary

Crithagra dorsostriata

C.d.dorsostriata
C.d.macullicollis

White-bellied canary, White-bellied serin

Crithagra flavigula

C.flavigula

Yellow-throated serin, Yellow-throated seedeater

Crithagra flaviventris

C.f.flaviventris
C.f.damarensis
C.f.guillarmodi
C.f.marshalli

Yellow canary, Yellow-bellied seedeater

Crithagra frontalis

C.frontalis

Western citril finch, Yellow-fronted citril, Kivu canary

Crithagra gularis

C.g.gularis
C.g.humilis
C.g.endemion
C.g.benguellensis
C.g.elgonensis
C.g.montanorum
C.g.canicapillus
C.g.mendosa

Streaky-headed seedeater, West African Streaky-headed seedeater

Crithagra hyposticta

C.h.hyposticta
C.h.brittoni

Southern citril, Tanzanian citril

Crithagra koliensis

C.koliensis

Papyrus canary, Van Someren's canary, Papyrus serin

Crithagra leucoptera

C.l.leucoptera

White-winged seedeater, Protea canary, White-throated brown canary

Crithagra leucopygia

C.l.leucopygia
C.l.riggenbachi

Grey singer, White-rumped seedeater

Crithagra melanochroa

C.melanochroa

Kipengere seedeater, Tanzanian seedeater

Crithagra menachensis

C.menachensis

Yemen seedeater, Yemen serin,  Menacha serin

Crithagra mennelli

C.mennelli

Black-eared seedeater, Mennel's seedeater

Crithagra mozambica

C.m.barbata
C.m.caniceps
C.m.gommaensis
C.m.granti
C.m.grotei
C.m.mozambica
C.m.punctigula
C.m.somaliyae
C.m.tando
C.m.vansoni

Greensinger,  Green singing finch, Common yellow-fronted canary, Mozambique serin

Crithagra reichenowi

C.reichenowi

Reichenows seedeater, Yellow-rumped seedeater

Crithagra reichardi 

C.reichardi

Reichard’s seedeater, Stripe-breasted seedeater

Crithagra rothschildi

C.rothschildi

Olive-rumped seedeater, Arabian yellow rumped seedeater

Crithagra rufobrunnea

C.f.rufobrunnea
C.f.thomensis
C.f.fradei

Principé seedeater, West African Island seedeater

Crithagra scotops

C.s.scotops
C.s.kirbyi
C.s.umbrosa

Forest canary, Striped canary, Sundevall's seedeater

Crithagra striolata

C.s.striolata
C.s.graueri

Streaky seedeater, Southern streaky seedeater

Crithagra sulphurata

C.s.sulphurata
C.s.sharpi
C.s.wilsoni

Brimstone canary, Bully canary, Sulphury seedeater

Crithagra symonsi

C.symonsi

Drakensberg siskin, Mountain siskin, Symond's siskin.

Crithagra totta

C.totta

 Cape serin, Rock canary, Totta siskin

Crithagra tristriata

C.tristriata

Brown-rumped canary, Rüppel's seedeater

Crithagra whytii

C.whytii

Yellow-browed seedeater, Southern streaky seedeater

Crithagra xantholaema

C.xantholaema

Salvadori's serin, Salvadori's seedeater

Crithagra xanthopygia

C.xanthopygia

Yellow-rumped canary, Abyssinian yellow-rumped seedeater

Carduelis citrinella

C.citrinella

Citril finch, European citril finch

Carduelis corsicana

C.corsicana

Corsican citril, Corsican finch

Chrysocorythus estherae

C.e.estherae
C.e.mindanensis
C.e.orientalis
C.e.vanderbilti
C.e.renatae

Mountain serin, Malay serin, Malaysian finch

Spinus thibetanus

S.thibetanus

Tibetan siskin, Tibetan serin