West African seedeater
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.
| West African seedeater | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Crithagra |
| Species: | C. canicapilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Crithagra canicapilla (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1855) | |
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]
- C. c. canicapilla - (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1855)
- C. c. elgonensis - (Ogilvie-Grant, 1912)
- C. c. montanorum - (Bannerman, 1923)
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Serinus canicapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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.
- 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)
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
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