• Synonyms West African Seedeater [incl. montium or elgonensis], Senegal Canary, Streaky-headed Seedeater (West African)
  • Old latin name for bird Poliospiza canicapilla, Serinus canicapilla

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Where to see West African Seedeater

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion wc, c

West African Seedeater subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Crithagra canicapilla canicapillaGuinea, Sierra Leone and s Mali to n Cameroon-No
Crithagra canicapilla elgonensiss Chad to s Sudan, w Kenya and n DR Congo-No
Crithagra canicapilla montanorume Nigeria to c Cameroon-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Chinese西非纹头丝雀
Chinese (Traditional)西非紋頭絲雀
Croatiansmeđa žutarica
Czechzvonohlík Reicharduv
DanishGråkronet Sisken
DutchStreepkopkanarie (canicapilla groep), West-Afrikaanse Kanarie
Estonianpruun-rohtlavint
Finnishlänsiafrikankalottihemppo, viirukalottihemppo
FrenchSerin ouest-africain [incl. montium ou elgonensis], Serin ouest-africain, Serin gris (ouest-africain), Serin gris [canicapilla]
GermanAfrikanischer Brauengirliz, Nordbrauengirlitz
Hungarianbarna csicsörke
IcelandicFræfinka [canicapilla hópur]
ItalianVerzellino dell'Africa occidentale
Japaneseホオグロカナリア (canicapilla グループ), ニシアフリカカナリア
LithuanianVakarų Afrikos svilikėlis
Norwegianguineairisk, stripehodeirisk (canicapilla gr.)
Polishafrokulczyk brunatny
Portuguesecanário-ocidental, canário-grisalho
RussianСероголовый канареечник, Коричневощёкий канареечный вьюрок
Slovakkanárik hnedkavý
SpanishSerín canoso, Serín de Africa Occidental, Serín Gris (grupo canicapilla), Serín Gris Occidental
Swedishvästafrikansk siska
TurkishBoz iskete, Boz İskete
Ukrainianщедрик бурокрилий