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[[Image:Streaky-headed_Seedeater.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Mybs]] | [[Image:Streaky-headed_Seedeater.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Mybs]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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Some authorities consider the northern subspecies (''canicapilla, montanorum, uamensis, elgonensis'') to be a separate species, the '''West African Seedeater'''.<sup>[[#References|2]],[[#References|3]],[[#References|4]]</sup><br /> | Some authorities consider the northern subspecies (''canicapilla, montanorum, uamensis, elgonensis'') to be a separate species, the '''West African Seedeater'''.<sup>[[#References|2]],[[#References|3]],[[#References|4]]</sup><br /> | ||
| − | Placed in genus [[:Category: | + | Placed in genus ''[[:Category:Serinus|Serinus]]'' by Clements. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open woodland and scrub, including savanna, orchards, and gardens. | Open woodland and scrub, including savanna, orchards, and gardens. | ||
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# Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. ''Birds of Africa south of the Sahara''. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299 | # Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. ''Birds of Africa south of the Sahara''. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Crithagra]] |
Revision as of 18:03, 3 October 2015
Includes West African Seedeater
- Crithagra gularis
Serinus gularis
Identification
13-14 cm. Pinkish-brown mantle and back with some faint streaking and a plain pinkish-brown rump; white-streaked crown, greyish-brown face, nape and neck, and white supercilium and chin; buff underparts, buffy grey on the breast. The sexes are similar, but some females show a little breast streaking. The juvenile has less head streaking, a dull supercilium, more heavily streaked upperparts, and heavy streaking on the pale grey underparts.
Distribution
Taxonomy
There are nine recognized subspecies1, differing mainly in the colour shade of the upperparts and underparts.
Some authorities consider the northern subspecies (canicapilla, montanorum, uamensis, elgonensis) to be a separate species, the West African Seedeater.2,3,4
Placed in genus Serinus by Clements.
Habitat
Open woodland and scrub, including savanna, orchards, and gardens.
Behaviour
It builds a compact cup nest in scrub.
The diet includes soft fruit, weed seeds and buds, and sometimes insects. Large flocks can damage crops.
References
- Clements JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Gill F & Wright M. 2008. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ, USA. 2006. ISBN 9780691128276 Update (2008) downloaded from http://worldbirdnames.org/names.html.
- Sibley CG & Monroe BL. 1996. Birds of the World, on diskette, Windows version 2.0. Charles G. Sibley, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
- Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299
