Alternative name: Kenya Yellow-rumped Seedeater
- Crithagra reichenowi
Serinus reichenowi
Identification
10–11 cm (4-4½ in)
Prominent pale eyebrow, whitish throat and cheek patch, streaked breast and flanks, yellow rump.
Distribution
East Africa: found from extreme south-eastern Sudan to southern Ethiopia, Somalia, north-eastern Uganda, Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Placed in genus Serinus by Clements.
Habitat
Open woodland and fields.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of seeds from flowering plants and some insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Reichenow's Seedeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Reichenow%27s_Seedeater
