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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

External Links

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+'''Alternative name: Tanzania Seedeater'''
-;Serinus melanochrous
+;[[:Category:Crithagra|Crithagra]] melanochroa
+''Serinus melanochrous''
-IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Near Threatened
+==Identification==
+Length 14-15 cm; a dark brown canary.
+====Similar Species====
-Family/Sub-family Fringillidae
+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==
-Species name author Reichenow, 1900
+Southern [[Tanzania]]
+==Taxonomy==
-Taxonomic source(s) Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)
+Monotypic.
-Summary Serinus melanochrous is endemic to Tanzania where it is confined to the Njombe highlands and the Udzungwa Mountains1. It is a bird of high forest and bushland, occurring from 1,500 to 3,000 m2. It feeds on fruit and hard seeds of trees and shrubs and also forages on the ground2. Although some montane forest is protected in the Udzungwa Mountains National Park and various Forest Reserves, other forest within its range is threatened as a result of clearance for agriculture, replacement with plantations, and selective cutting for timber and firewood1. Although the species's current status is unknown, these threats (combined with its very restricted range) put it at some risk. It may also occur in forests near the Zambian and Malawian borders. A survey of all parts of its projected range should be carried out, to assess its distribution, population size and trend, and the reasons for its restricted range.
+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==
+{{GSearch|Seedeater+melanochrous}}
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]]
+[[Category:Birds]]  [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Crithagra]]