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Photo by MarcellC
Bulera, Rwanda, June 2009
Crithagra burtoni

Serinus burtoni

Identification

Distribution

Africa:
Western Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, DRC, Angola
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

There are 4 subspecies:

  • C. b. burtoni:
  • C. b. tanganijicae:
  • C. b. kilimensis:
  • C. b. albifrons:
  • Montane forests of eastern Kenya (east of the Rift Valley)

Habitat

Behaviour

The diet includes seeds and fruit.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Avibase

Recommended Citation

External Links

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