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Streaky-headed or West African Seedeater

Crithagra [gularis or canicapilla] (= Crithagra gularis) (Smith, A 1836)




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Fringillidae
Genus:
   Crithagra
Scientific:
  Crithagra gularis

Original description

Citation:
  (Smith, A 1836)

Reference:
   Rep. Exped. C. Afr.

Protonym:
  Linaria gularis

Type locality:
  'Inhabits the colony [i.e. Cape Colony] and country as far as Latakoo.' Restricted to Latakoo, near Kuruman, Bechuanaland (i.e. northern Cape Province), by W. L. Sclater and Mackworth-Praed, 1918, Ibis, p. 468. Subsequent restriction to Grahamstown, eastern Cape Province, by Clancey, 1966, Durban Mus. Novit., 7, p. 611, is not accepted.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64243#page/129/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B9BB1BE8FF32FF6F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B9BB1BE8

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B9BB1BE8

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 997840

Geographic range:

  • Crithagra canicapilla canicapilla: Guinea to Central African Republic
  • Crithagra canicapilla: patchily distributed in wooded savanna, farmbush, and montane dry forest from Guinea and Sierra Leone eastward to eastern Nigeria and Cameroon, and from southern Chad, Central African Republic, and southern South Sudan to northeastern Uganda and western Kenya; partly migratory in non-breeding season
  • Crithagra gularis: patchy in lowland to submontane scrub, savanna and miombo, and Fynbos from central Angola and northeastern Namibia eastward to northwestern Mozambique, then southward through Zimbabwe and northeast Botswana to eastern and southern South Africa, avoiding Namib and Kalahari deserts; partially migratory in non-breeding season
  • Crithagra gularis gularis: southeastern Botswana and northern South Africa
  • Crithagra gularis benguellensis: highlands of central Angola to western Zambia
  • Crithagra gularis mendosa: northeastern Botswana to western Zimbabwe and adjacent highland Mozambique
  • Crithagra gularis endemion: eastern South Africa (Mpumalanga to central Free State and KwaZulu-Natal), Lesotho, Eswatini, and southern Mozambique
  • Crithagra gularis humilis: southern South Africa (Western Cape and Eastern Cape)
  • Crithagra canicapilla montanorum: highlands of eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon
  • Crithagra canicapilla elgonensis: northwestern Central African Republic and adjacent southern Chad, South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Uganda, and far western Kenya
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Streaky-headed or West African Seedeater
French:
Serin gris ou S. ouest-africain

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Streaky-headed or West African Seedeater ( Crithagra [gularis or canicapilla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Streaky-headed or West African Seedeater ( Crithagra [gularis or canicapilla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Streaky-headed or West African Seedeater ( Crithagra [gularis or canicapilla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Streaky-headed or West African Seedeater ( Crithagra [gularis or canicapilla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Streaky-headed or West African Seedeater ( Serinus [gularis or canicapilla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Streaky-headed or West African Seedeater ( Serinus [gularis or canicapilla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Streaky-headed or West African Seedeater ( Crithagra [gularis or canicapilla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Streaky-headed or West African Seedeater ( Crithagra [gularis or canicapilla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Streaky-headed or West African Seedeater ( Crithagra [gularis or canicapilla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Streaky-headed or West African Seedeater ( Crithagra [gularis or canicapilla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Streaky-headed or West African Seedeater ( Crithagra [gularis or canicapilla])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Streaky-headed or West African Seedeater ( Crithagra [gularis or canicapilla])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Serin gris ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Crithagra gularis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Crithagra gularis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 3]
eBird version 2015:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 3]
eBird version 2016:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 3]
eBird version 2017:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Crithagra gularis) [version 3]
eBird version 2018:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Crithagra gularis) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Crithagra [gularis, canicapilla or reichardi]

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Afrikaans: Streepkopkanarie
Catalan: gafarró gris
Czech: zvonohlík proužkohlavý
Danish: Brunøret Sisken
German: Brauengirlitz
English: Streaky-headed or West African Seedeater, Streaky-headed Seedeater
English (IOC): Streaky-headed/West African Seedeater
English (Kenya): Streaky-headed Seedeater
Esperanto: Strikapa serino
Spanish: Serín Gris
Spanish (Spain): Serín Gris
Spanish (HBW): Streaky-headed Seedeater
Estonian: valgekulm-rohtlavint
Finnish: kalottihemppo
French: Serin gris, Serin gris ou S. ouest-africain
Hungarian: barna kanáricsíz
Icelandic: Fræfinka
Italian: Beccasemi testastriata
Japanese (romaji): hoogurokanaria
Japanese: ホオグロカナリア
Scientific: Crithagra [gularis or canicapilla], Crithagra gularis, Crithagra gularis gularis, Linaria gularis, Serinus [gularis or canicapilla], Serinus gularis, Serinus gularis gularis
Lithuanian: Raibagalvis svilikėlis
Dutch: Streepkopkanarie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Stripehovudirisk
Norwegian: Stripehodeirisk
Polish: afrokulczyk paskogłowy
Portuguese: Canário-de-cabeça-estriada
Russian: Пестроголовый канареечный вьюрок
Slovak: kanárik škvrnitohlavý
Serbian: Smeđi kanarinac
Sotho, Southern: Tsoere
Swedish: västafrikansk siska /vitbrynad siska, Vitbrynad siska
Swahili: Mpasuambegu Kichwa-michirizi
Ukrainian: Щедрик строкатоголовий
Xhosa: Indweza
Chinese: 纹头丝雀
Chinese (Traditional): 紋頭絲雀
Zulu: umBhalane

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