Least ConcernLegendaryOmnivoreWoodlandCup nestSmall · 16 g
About the West African Seedeater
The West African seedeater is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, southern Mali and northern Ivory Coast across to southern Niger and northern Cameroon, with a disjunct population in South Sudan, Uganda and neighboring areas.
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Where it lives
Regular rangeRare visitor
Recorded as a rare visitor in Kenya, Uganda, Côte d’Ivoire.
When to see it
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Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Yellow-browed SeedeaterCrithagra whytiiThe yellow-browed seedeater is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
Ankober SerinCrithagra ankoberensisThe Ankober serin is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
Yellow-throated SeedeaterCrithagra flavigulaThe yellow-throated seedeater is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
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