West African Seedeater
Crithagra canicapilla(Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL, 1855)
English (US) West African Seedeater
The West African Seedeater (Crithagra canicapilla) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Crithagra canicapilla
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- West African Seedeater
- Described by
- (Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL, 1855)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Crithagra canicapilla canicapilla
- Crithagra canicapilla elgonensis
- Crithagra canicapilla montanorum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Poliospiza canicapilla
- Described by
- (Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL, 1855)
- Type locality
- Senegal; Ghana substituted by White, 1963, Revised Check List African Flycatchers, . . . Buntings . . . , p. 119, since the species is otherwise unknown from Senegal.
- Original description
- Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles 22 pt1 p.151
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Black-eared Seedeater
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Streaky-headed Seedeater
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Stripe-breasted Seedeater
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Reichard's Seedeater
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