Corsican finch

Corsican finch
male
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Carduelis
Species:
C. corsicana
Binomial name
Carduelis corsicana
(Koenig, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Citrinellus corsicanus Koenig, 1899
  • Serinus citrinella corsicana (Koenig, 1899)
  • Serinus corsicana (Koenig, 1899)

The Corsican finch (Carduelis corsicana), also known as the Corsican citril finch or Mediterranean citril finch, is a species of passerine bird belonging to the family Fringillidae, the "true" finches. This species is endemic to Corsica and Sardinia and nearby islands in France and Italy.