Finches, Euphonias

White-rumped Seedeater

Crithagra leucopygia

The White-rumped Seedeater (Crithagra leucopygia) is an 11 g scrub bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Finches, Euphonias

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

11 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

19

Recorded in Nigeria, Senegal, Gambia, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, Chad, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Algeria, Niger, Sudan, Mauritania, United States, Mali, ZZ, Singapore, S. Sudan.

Where to see it: Ouaga 2000 (Burkina Faso); Gassi retreat centre (Chad); Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso); Bor (South Sudan); Sanbrado (Burkina Faso).

Photo: (c) Mourad Harzallah, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist