• Synonyms Gray-crowned Negrofinch, Grey-headed Negrofinch, Gray-crowned Negro Finch, Gray-headed Negrofinch, Gray-crowned Blackfinch, Gray-headed Negro Finch, Grey-crowned Negrofinch, 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 bird Nigritta canicapilla, Aethiops canicapillus, Nigrita canicapilla

Grey-headed Nigritabird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 2.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Liberia
  • 3.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Cameroon
  • 4.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Liberia
  • 5.
    Song, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 6.
    Song, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 7.
    Song, © Sander Bot
    Ghana
  • 8.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Liberia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Grey-headed Nigrita

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion w, c

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalannegreta canosa
Chinese灰冠黑雀
Chinese (Traditional)灰頭黑梅花雀
Croatiansivoleđa estrilda
CzechCernoušek šedohrbetý, černoušek šedohřbetý
DanishSkovastrild
DutchGrijskopnigrita, Grijskopnegervink, Grijskop-negervink
EsperantoGrizĉapa nigrito
Estoniansuur-munkamadiin
Finnishisonokipeippo
FrenchSénégali nègre, Nigrette à calotte grise, Bengali nègre
GermanGraunackenschwärzling, Graunacken-Schwärzling
Hungarianszürkefejű négerpinty
ItalianNigrita testagrigia, Nigrita corona grigia
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, Gråhodet skogfink
Norwegian NynorskGråkappeastrild
Polishnigrita czarnoczelna
PortugueseNegrinha-de-cabeça-cinzenta, negrita-de-cabeça-cinzenta
RussianСероспинная нигрита
SerbianSivovrata plaštasta zeba
Slovakčernáčik sivochrbtý, cernácik sivochrbtý
SpanishNegrita canosa, Nigrita Canosa, Pinzón Negro de Cabeza Gris
SwahiliNjiri Utosi-kijivu
SwedishGråhuvad negerfink, vitprickig nigrita
TurkishKara Alınlı Nigrita
Ukrainianнігрита чорнолоба