Crithagra canicapilla [incl. montanorum, elgonensis] (West African Seedeater [incl. montium or elgonensis])

West African Seedeater [incl. montium or elgonensis]

Crithagra canicapilla [incl. montanorum, elgonensis] (= Crithagra canicapilla) (Du Bus, 1855)

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Fringillidae
Genus:
  Crithagra

Scientific:
Crithagra canicapilla

Citation:
(Du Bus, 1855)

Reference:
Bull.Acad.R.Sci.Brux. 22 pt1 p.151

Protonym:
Poliospiza canicapilla

Avibase ID:
115CB3F495C3D294

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]
Czech:
zvonohlík Reicharduv
Danish:
Gråkronet Sisken
German:
Afrikanischer Brauengirliz
Spanish:
Serín de Africa Occidental
Finnish:
länsiafrikankalottihemppo
French:
Serin ouest-africain [incl. montium ou elgonensis]
Croatian:
smeđa žutarica
Hungarian:
barna csicsörke
Italian:
Verzellino dell'Africa occidentale
Japanese:
hoogurokanaria
Japanese:
ニシアフリカカナリア
Lithuanian:
Vakarų Afrikos svilikėlis
Dutch:
West-Afrikaanse Kanarie
Norwegian:
Guineairisk
Polish:
afrokulczyk brunatny
Russian:
Коричневощёкий канареечный вьюрок
Slovak:
kanárik hnedkavý
Swedish:
västafrikansk siska
Chinese:
西非纹头丝雀
Chinese (Traditional):
西非紋頭絲雀

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. 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])
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]
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]
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 and Birdlife (Dec 2017): West African Seedeater ( 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 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: West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
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: West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3]
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]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

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

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Other synonyms

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 (IOC): West African Seedeater
Spanish: Serín canoso, Serín de Africa Occidental
Spanish (Spain): Serín Gris [canicapilla Group]
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: 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
Russian: Коричневощёкий канареечный вьюрок
Slovak: kanárik hnedkavý
Swedish: västafrikansk siska
Chinese: 西非纹头丝雀
Chinese (Traditional): 西非紋頭絲雀