Yemen linnet

The Yemen linnet (Linaria yemenensis) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Yemen linnet
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Carduelinae
Genus:	Linaria
Species:	L. yemenensis
Binomial name
Linaria yemenensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1913)

The Yemen linnet was formerly placed in the genus Carduelis but was moved to the genus Linaria based on a phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences.^[2][3]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Linaria yemenensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22720450A94670103. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720450A94670103.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
3. Zuccon, Dario; Prŷs-Jones, Robert; Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Ericson, Per G.P. (2012). "The phylogenetic relationships and generic limits of finches (Fringillidae)" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 62 (2): 581–596. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.10.002. PMID 22023825.