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West African seedeater

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West African seedeater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Crithagra
Species:
C. canicapilla
Binomial name
Crithagra canicapilla

The West African seedeater (Crithagra canicapilla) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, southern Mali and northern Ivory Coast across to southern Niger and northern Cameroon, with a disjunct population in South Sudan, Uganda and neighboring areas.

Some authorities have considered the West African seedeater as a subspecies of the streaky-headed seedeater (Crithagra gularis).[2][3]

Three subspecies are recognised:[4]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Crithagra canicapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T103761640A132040757. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103761640A132040757.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Clements, J.F.; Schulenberg, T.S.; Iliff, M.J.; Roberson, D.; Fredericks, T.A.; Sullivan, B.L.; Wood, C.L. (2014). "The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9". Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. ^ del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. "West African Seedeater (Crithagra canicapilla)". In del Hoyo, J; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 6 May 2017.(subscription required)
  4. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.