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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
Type locality:
Senegal; Ghana substituted by White, 1963, Revised Check List African Flycatchers, . . . Buntings . . . , p. 119, since the species is otherwise unknown from Senegal.
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 eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon
- Crithagra gularis elgonensis: northwestern Central African Republic and adjacent southern Chad, South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Uganda, and far western Kenya
Source: Clements checklist
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. 2024 (Oct 2024): 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]) |
| Avilist 2025: West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3] |
| 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] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): 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 2024: 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] |
| eBird version 2024: 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: 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] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3] |
| 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] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: West African Seedeater ( Crithagra canicapilla) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: 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
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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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