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| − | + | '''Alternative name: Tanzania Seedeater''' | |
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| + | ;[[:Category:Crithagra|Crithagra]] melanochroa | ||
| + | ''Serinus melanochrous'' | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Length 14-15 cm; a dark brown canary. | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | Similar to the [[Thick-billed Seedeater]], but is smaller, with a whitish throat, heavily streaked underparts, lacks white wing bars, and has thin white lines around the eye (rather than a white forehead). | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Southern [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic. | ||
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| + | Some authorities consider this taxon a subspecies of the [[Thick-billed Seedeater]] ''Crithagra burtoni''.<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Forest and bushland. | ||
| + | ==Status== | ||
| + | Classified as '''Near Threatened''' in the 2008 IUCN Red List.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Diet includes fruit and hard seeds of trees and shrubs and also forages on the ground. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | # BirdLife International (2008) Species factsheet: ''Serinus melanochrous''. Downloaded from [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8798&m=0 http://www.birdlife.org] on 16/8/2008. | ||
| + | # Dickinson EC (ed.) 2003. ''The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World''. 3rd ed. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, USA. ISBN 9780691117010 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Seedeater+melanochrous}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Crithagra]] |
Latest revision as of 19:29, 28 September 2017
Alternative name: Tanzania Seedeater
- Crithagra melanochroa
Serinus melanochrous
Identification
Length 14-15 cm; a dark brown canary.
Similar Species
Similar to the Thick-billed Seedeater, but is smaller, with a whitish throat, heavily streaked underparts, lacks white wing bars, and has thin white lines around the eye (rather than a white forehead).
Distribution
Southern Tanzania
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Some authorities consider this taxon a subspecies of the Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni.2
Habitat
Forest and bushland.
Status
Classified as Near Threatened in the 2008 IUCN Red List.1
Behaviour
Diet includes fruit and hard seeds of trees and shrubs and also forages on the ground.
References
- BirdLife International (2008) Species factsheet: Serinus melanochrous. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 16/8/2008.
- Dickinson EC (ed.) 2003. The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, USA. ISBN 9780691117010
