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West African Seedeater [incl. montium or elgonensis]

Crithagra canicapilla [incl. montanorum, elgonensis] (= Crithagra canicapilla) (Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL 1855)

The West African seedeater 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. Source: Wikipedia

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

Original description

Citation:
  (Du Bus de Gisignies, B-AL 1855)

Reference:
   Bull. Acad. R. Sci. Belles-Lettr. Bruxelles 22 pt1 p.151

Protonym:
  Poliospiza canicapilla

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  115CB3F495C3D294

Avibase ID:
  avibase-115CB3F4

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/115CB3F4

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 997841

Geographic range:

  • Crithagra canicapilla: Guinea to Central African Republic
  • Crithagra gularis montanorum: Highlands of e Nigeria and w Cameroon
  • Crithagra gularis elgonensis: northwestern Central African Republic and adjacent southern Chad, South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Uganda, and extreme western Kenya
Source: Clements checklist
English:
West African Seedeater [incl. montium or elgonensis]
French:
Serin ouest-africain [incl. montium ou elgonensis]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
West African Seedeater [incl. montium or elgonensis] ( Crithagra canicapilla [incl. montanorum, elgonensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
West African Seedeater [incl. montium or elgonensis] ( Crithagra canicapilla [incl. montanorum, elgonensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
West African Seedeater [incl. montium or elgonensis] ( Crithagra canicapilla [incl. montium or elgonensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
West African Seedeater [incl. montium or elgonensis] ( Crithagra canicapilla [incl. montium or elgonensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
West African Seedeater [incl. montium or elgonensis] ( Crithagra canicapilla [incl. montium or elgonensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
West African Seedeater [incl. montium or elgonensis] ( Crithagra canicapilla [incl. montanorum, elgonensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
West African Seedeater [incl. montium or elgonensis] ( Crithagra canicapilla [incl. montanorum, elgonensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
West African Seedeater [incl. montium or elgonensis] ( Crithagra canicapilla [incl. montanorum, elgonensis])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
Clements, version 2021:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
Clements, version 2022:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
Clements, version 2023:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
Clements, version 2019:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
eBird version 1.55:
Streaky-headed Seedeater (West African) ( Serinus gularis [canicapilla Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 2015:
Streaky-headed Seedeater (West African) ( Serinus gularis [canicapilla Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 2016:
Streaky-headed Seedeater (West African) ( Serinus gularis [canicapilla Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 2017:
Streaky-headed Seedeater (West African) ( Crithagra gularis [canicapilla Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 2018:
Streaky-headed Seedeater (West African) ( Crithagra gularis [canicapilla Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 2019:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
eBird version 2021:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
eBird version 2022:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
eBird version 2023:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Senegal Canary ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Senegal Canary ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

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

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Other synonyms

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Czech: zvonohlík Reicharduv
Danish: Gråkronet Sisken
German: Afrikanischer Brauengirliz, Nordbrauengirlitz
English: Senegal Canary, Streaky-headed Seedeater (West African), West African Seedeater, West African Seedeater [incl. montium or elgonensis]
English, HBW: West African Seedeater
English (IOC): West African Seedeater
English (United States): West African Seedeater
Spanish: Serín canoso, Serín de Africa Occidental, Serín Gris (grupo canicapilla), Serín Gris Occidental
Spanish (Spain): Serín gris (grupo canicapilla), Serín Gris [canicapilla Group], Serín gris occidental
Spanish (HBW): Streaky-headed Seedeater (West African)
Estonian: pruun-rohtlavint
Finnish: länsiafrikankalottihemppo, viirukalottihemppo
French: Serin gris (ouest-africain), Serin gris [canicapilla], Serin ouest-africain, Serin ouest-africain [incl. montium ou elgonensis]
Croatian: smeđa žutarica
Hungarian: barna csicsörke
Icelandic: Fræfinka [canicapilla hópur]
Italian: Verzellino dell'Africa occidentale
Japanese (romaji): hoogurokanaria, hoogurokanaria (canicapilla guru-pu)
Japanese: ニシアフリカカナリア, ホオグロカナリア (canicapilla グループ)
Scientific: Crithagra canicapilla, Crithagra canicapilla [incl. montanorum, elgonensis], Crithagra canicapilla [incl. montium or elgonensis], Crithagra gularis [canicapilla Group], Poliospiza canicapilla, Serinus canicapilla, Serinus canicapilla [incl. montium or elgonensis], Serinus gularis [canicapilla Group]
Lithuanian: Vakarų Afrikos svilikėlis
Dutch: Streepkopkanarie (canicapilla groep), West-Afrikaanse Kanarie
Norwegian: Guineairisk, stripehodeirisk (canicapilla gr.)
Polish: afrokulczyk brunatny
Portuguese: canário-grisalho
Portuguese (Portugal): canário-ocidental
Russian: Коричневощёкий канареечный вьюрок, Сероголовый канареечник
Slovak: kanárik hnedkavý
Swedish: västafrikansk siska
Turkish: Boz iskete, Boz İskete
Ukrainian: щедрик бурокрилий
Chinese: 西非纹头丝雀
Chinese (Traditional): 西非紋頭絲雀

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