West African seedeater
| West African seedeater | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Crithagra |
| Species: | C. canicapilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Crithagra canicapilla (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1855) | |
The West African seedeater (Crithagra canicapilla) 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.
Some authorities consider the West African seedeater as a subspecies of the streaky-headed seedeater (Crithagra gularis).[1][2]
Three subspecies are recognised:[3]
- C. c. canicapilla - (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1855)
- C. c. elgonensis - (Ogilvie-Grant, 1912)
- C. c. montanorum - (Bannerman, 1923)
References
- ↑ Clements, J.F.; Schulenberg, T.S.; Iliff, M.J.; Roberson, D.; Fredericks, T.A.; Sullivan, B.L.; Wood, C.L. (2014). "The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9". Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Clement, P. "Streaky-headed Seedeater (Serinus gularis)". In del Hoyo, J; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 13 July 2015.(subscription required)
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
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