Black-eared Seedeater
Crithagra mennelli(Chubb, EC, 1908)
English (US) Black-eared Seedeater
The Black-eared Seedeater (Crithagra mennelli) 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.
Range: brachystegia woodland of eastern Angola to MozambiqueRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Crithagra mennelli
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-eared Seedeater
- Described by
- (Chubb, EC, 1908)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Poliospiza mennelli
- Described by
- (Chubb, EC, 1908)
- Type locality
- Tjoko's Kraal, Shangani River, [Southern] Rhodesia.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 21 p.62
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Streaky-headed Seedeater
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Stripe-breasted Seedeater
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