- Crithagra mennelli
Serinus mennelli
Identification
13–14 cm (5-5½ in)
- Pale grey overall plumage
- Dark face
- White supercilium
Distribution
Africa south of the equator: Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia, eastern Angola, southern DRC, and south-western Tanzania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Miombo and mopane Woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of small seeds, buds, flowers, nectar and fruit. They also eat some small insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-eared Seedeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-eared_Seedeater
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
