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Black-eared Seedeater

Crithagra mennelli (Chubb, EC 1908)

The black-eared seedeater is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and dry savanna. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Chubb, EC 1908)

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 21 p.62

Protonym:
  Poliospiza mennelli

Type locality:
  Tjoko's Kraal, Shangani River, [Southern] Rhodesia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100926#page/88/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  D545442681834535

Avibase ID:
  avibase-D5454426

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D5454426

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 997842

Geographic range:

  • Crithagra mennelli: Brachystegia woodlands of e Angola to Mozambique
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Black-eared Seedeater
Catalan:
gafarró de galtes negres
Czech:
zvonohlík šedobílý
Danish:
Sortøret Sisken
German:
Schwarzwangengirlitz
Spanish:
Serín Orejinegro
Spanish (Spain):
Serín Orejinegro
Finnish:
mustakorvahemppo
French:
Serin oreillard
Croatian:
crnouha žutarica
Hungarian:
feketevállú kanáricsíz
Italian:
Beccasemi guancenere
Japanese (romaji):
mimigurokanaria
Japanese:
ミミグロカナリア
Lithuanian:
Juodaskruostis svilikėlis
Dutch:
Zwartwangkanarie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svartkinnirisk
Norwegian:
Svartkinnirisk
Polish:
afrokulczyk czarnouchy
Portuguese:
Canário-de-mascarilha
Portuguese (Portugal):
canário-d'orelhas-pretas
Russian:
Чернощёкий канареечник
Slovak:
kanárik čiernosluchý
Serbian:
Crnouhi kanarinac
Swedish:
svartkindad siska
Ukrainian:
Щедрик чорнощокий
Chinese:
黑耳丝雀
Chinese (Traditional):
黑耳絲雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Serin oreillard ( Serinus mennelli)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Serin oreillard ( Serinus menelli)
Clements 1st edition:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements, version 2021:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Clements, version 2022:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Clements, version 2023:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Clements 3rd edition:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 4th edition:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 6th edition:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements, version 2015:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements, version 2016:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Clements, version 2017:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Clements, version 2018:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Clements, version 2019:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
eBird version 1.50:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
eBird version 1.52:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
eBird version 1.53:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
eBird version 1.54:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
eBird version 1.55:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
eBird version 2015:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
eBird version 2016:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
eBird version 2017:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
eBird version 2018:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
eBird version 2019:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
eBird version 2021:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
eBird version 2022:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
eBird version 2023:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Black-eared Canary ( Crithagra mennelli)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Black-eared Canary ( Crithagra mennelli)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Serinus mennelli
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Serinus mennelli
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Serinus mennelli
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Serinus mennelli)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Black-eared Seedeater ( Crithagra mennelli)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Serinus mennelli
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Crithagra mennelli

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Swartoorkanarie
Catalan: gafarró de galtes negres
Czech: Zvonohlík cernolící, zvonohlík šedobílý
Danish: Sortøret Sisken
German: Schwarzwangengirlitz, Schwarzwangengirliz
English: Black eared Seedeater, Blackeared Canary, Black-eared Canary, Black-eared Seedeater, Black-eared Seed-eater, Black-eared Serin, Mennell's Seedeater
English, HBW: Black-eared Seedeater
English (IOC): Black-eared Seedeater
English (United States): Black-eared Seedeater
Esperanto: Nigrorela serino
Spanish: Serín de Orejas Negras, Serín Orejinegro
Spanish (Spain): Serín Orejinegro
Spanish (HBW): Black-eared Seedeater
Estonian: mustpõsk-rohtlavint
Finnish: Mustakorvahemppo
French: Crithagre oreillard, Serin à joues noires, Serin à oreilles noires, Serin à oreillons noirs, Serin oreillard
Croatian: crnouha žutarica
Hungarian: feketevállú kanáricsíz
Italian: Beccasemi guancenere, Canarino di Mennell, Verzellino orecchie nere
Japanese (romaji): kuromimiususeiouchou, mimigurokanaria
Japanese: クロミミウスセイオウチョウ, ミミグロカナリア
Scientific: Crithagra mennelli, Poliospiza menelli, Poliospiza mennelli, Serinus menelli, Serinus mennelli
Lithuanian: Juodaskruostis svilikėlis
Dutch: Zwartwangkanarie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartkinnirisk
Norwegian: Svartkinnirisk
Polish: afrokulczyk czarnouchy, kulczyk czarnouchy
Portuguese: Canário-de-mascarilha
Portuguese (Portugal): canário-d'orelhas-pretas
Russian: Чернощёкий канареечник, Чернощёкий канареечный вьюрок
Slovak: kanárik čiernosluchý
Serbian: Crnouhi kanarinac
Swedish: Svartkindad siska
Swahili: Mpasuambegu Masikio-meusi
Turkish: Kara kulaklı iskete, Kara Kulaklı İskete
Ukrainian: Щедрик чорнощокий
Chinese: 黑耳丝雀
Chinese (Traditional): 黑耳絲雀

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