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Birdwatching in Africa - Brown-rumped Seedeater, Crithagra tristriatus


The Brown-rumped Seedeater (Crithagra tristriatus) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in the highlands of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia. It is widespread in towns, villages gardens, plantations and upland heath.

The brown-rumped seedeater was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic. The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the brown-rumped seedeater were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.

Range map from www.oiseaux.net

Range map
Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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Description
Length 13 cm. This is a drab uniform grey-brown canary with a small white supercilium. It has a plain (not streaked or spotted) breast with white under the chin. The uniformity of its drabness means its eponymous 'brown rump' is often not apparent

Length: 13 cm
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From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.


Listen to the Brown-rumped Seedeater

Remarks from the Recordist

Songs from a pair of birds moving through dry, low, dense scrub at the top of a tall escarpment.


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Conservation status
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sighted: 9 November 2019 (Date of first photo that I could use)
Location: Sheraton Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Brown-rumped Seedeater, Crithagra tristriatus
Brown-rumped Seedeater - 9 November 2019 - Sheraton Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Brown-rumped Seedeater, Crithagra tristriatus
Brown-rumped Seedeater - 12 November 2019 - Sheraton Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Brown-rumped Seedeater, Crithagra tristriatus
Brown-rumped Seedeater - 12 November 2019 - Sheraton Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Brown-rumped Seedeater, Crithagra tristriatus
Brown-rumped Seedeater - 12 November 2019 - Sheraton Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Brown-rumped Seedeater, Crithagra tristriatus
Brown-rumped Seedeater - 12 November 2019 - Sheraton Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Brown-rumped Seedeater, Crithagra tristriatus
Brown-rumped Seedeater - 12 November 2019 - Sheraton Addis Ababa, Ethiopia



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