West African seedeater

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West African seedeater
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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.

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]

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References

  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.