Principe Seedeater
Crithagra rufobrunnea(Gray, GR, 1862)
English (US) Principe Seedeater
The Principe Seedeater (Crithagra rufobrunnea) 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 rufobrunnea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Principe Seedeater
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Crithagra rufobrunnea rufobrunnea
- Crithagra rufobrunnea fradei
- Crithagra rufobrunnea thomensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Linurgus rufobrunneus
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1862)
- Type locality
- western Africa [= Principe Island, fide Hartlaub, in Dohrn, 1866, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 328] .
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.3, vol.10, no.60 p.444
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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