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[[Image:Thick-billed Seedeater Bulera Rwanda .jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|MarcellC|MarcellC}}<br />Bulera, [[Rwanda]], June 2009]] | [[Image:Thick-billed Seedeater Bulera Rwanda .jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|MarcellC|MarcellC}}<br />Bulera, [[Rwanda]], June 2009]] | ||
| − | ;[[:Category: | + | ;[[:Category:Crithagra|Crithagra]] burtoni |
| + | ''Serinus burtoni'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]] | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Placed in genus [[:Category: | + | Placed in genus ''[[:Category:Serinus|Serinus]]'' by Clements. |
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
There are 4 subspecies: | There are 4 subspecies: | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''C. b. burtoni'': |
:*[[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]] and [[Bioko]] | :*[[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]] and [[Bioko]] | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''C. b. tanganijicae'': |
:*Highlands of west-central [[Angola]]; eastern [[Zaire]] and adjacent western [[Uganda]] | :*Highlands of west-central [[Angola]]; eastern [[Zaire]] and adjacent western [[Uganda]] | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''C. b. kilimensis'': |
:*Montane forests of eastern [[Uganda]] to northern [[Kenya]] and northern [[Tanzania]] | :*Montane forests of eastern [[Uganda]] to northern [[Kenya]] and northern [[Tanzania]] | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''C. b. albifrons'': |
:*Montane forests of eastern [[Kenya]] (east of the Rift Valley) | :*Montane forests of eastern [[Kenya]] (east of the Rift Valley) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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The diet includes seeds and fruit. | The diet includes seeds and fruit. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Seedeater+burtoni}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Crithagra]] |
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- Crithagra burtoni
Serinus burtoni
Identification
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, DRC, Angola
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania
Taxonomy
Placed in genus Serinus by Clements.
Subspecies[1]
There are 4 subspecies:
- C. b. burtoni:
- C. b. tanganijicae:
- C. b. kilimensis:
- C. b. albifrons:
- Montane forests of eastern Kenya (east of the Rift Valley)
Habitat
Behaviour
The diet includes seeds and fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Thick-billed Seedeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Thick-billed_Seedeater
