Grey-headed Nigrita bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGrey-crowned Negrofinch, Gray-headed Negrofinch, Gray-crowned Blackfinch, Gray-crowned Negrofinch, Gray-headed Negro Finch, Grey-headed Negrofinch, Gray-crowned Negro Finch, Grey-headed Negro-Finch, Grey-crowned negro finch, Gray headed Negrofinch, Gray-headed Nigrita, Grey-crowned Blackfinch, Grey-headed Negro Finch, Grey headed Negrofinch, Grey-crowned Nigrita, Gray-headed Negro-Finch
Old latin name for birdAethiops canicapillus, Nigrita canicapilla, Nigritta canicapilla
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyWaxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae
GenusNigrita
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionw, c

Grey-headed Nigrita bird sounds *

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    Song, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
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    Song, © Rolf A. de By
    Ghana
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    Song, © Bram Piot
    Liberia
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    Song, © Bram Piot
    Liberia
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    Call, © Bram Piot
    Cameroon
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    Song, © Sander Bot
    Ghana
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    Song, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
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    Song, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
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    Song, © Bram Piot
    Liberia
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    Song, © Bram Piot
    Liberia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Grey-headed Nigrita

Grey-headed Nigrita subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Nigrita canicapillus angolensisnw Angola and s DR Congo-No
Nigrita canicapillus candidusw Tanzania-No
Nigrita canicapillus canicapilluss Benin and s Nigeria to c DR Congo and Gabon-No
Nigrita canicapillus diabolicusc Kenya to n Tanzania-No
Nigrita canicapillus emiliaeGuinea and Sierra Leone to Togo-No
Nigrita canicapillus schistaceuss Sudan and e DR Congo to w Kenya and n Tanzania-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalannegreta canosa
Chinese灰冠黑雀
Chinese (Traditional)灰頭黑梅花雀
Croatiansivoleđa estrilda
CzechCernoušek šedohrbetý, černoušek šedohřbetý
DanishSkovastrild
DutchGrijskopnegervink, Grijskopnigrita, Grijskop-negervink
EsperantoGrizĉapa nigrito
Estoniansuur-munkamadiin
Finnishisonokipeippo
FrenchNigrette à calotte grise, Sénégali nègre, Bengali nègre
GermanGraunacken-Schwärzling, Graunackenschwärzling
Hungarianszürkefejű négerpinty
ItalianNigrita corona grigia, Nigrita testagrigia
Japaneseシロボウシクロキンパラ, シロホシクロキンパラ
Lithuanianpilkagalvė nigrita
Malteseisponsun nigru ta' sidru griż
Norwegiangråkappeastrild, Gråkappeastrild, Gråhodet skogfink
Norwegian NynorskGråkappeastrild
Polishnigrita czarnoczelna
Portuguesenigrita-de-capuz, negrinha-de-cabeça-cinzenta, negrita-de-cabeça-cinzenta
RussianСероспинная нигрита
SerbianSivovrata plaštasta zeba
Slovakcernácik sivochrbtý, černáčik sivochrbtý
SpanishPinzón Negro de Cabeza Gris, Negrita canosa, Nigrita Canosa
SwahiliNjiri Utosi-kijivu
Swedishvitprickig nigrita, Gråhuvad negerfink
TurkishKara Alınlı Nigrita
Ukrainianнігрита чорнолоба