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Fringillidae — Finch Family

135 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Fringillidae

Crithagra scotops Sundevall, 1850

Crithagra scotops, the forest canary, is a fringillid finch found in South Africa and Eswatini, now moved to genus Crithagra.

Crithagra atrogularis (A.Smith, 1836)

Crithagra atrogularis, the black-throated canary, is a fringillid finch found widely across southern and eastern Africa.

Crithagra reichenowi (Salvadori, 1888)

Reichenow's seedeater (Crithagra reichenowi) is a fringillid finch found commonly in eastern Africa.

Crithagra citrinipectus (Clancey & Lawson, 1960)

Crithagra citrinipectus, the lemon-breasted canary, is a sexually dimorphic finch found in southern Africa that is currently rated least concern by the IUCN.

Crithagra dorsostriata Reichenow, 1887

The white-bellied canary (Crithagra dorsostriata) is a Fringillidae finch found in East Africa, living in dry savanna.

Crithagra sulphurata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Crithagra sulphurata, the brimstone canary, is a 15–16 cm finch with variable yellow-green plumage and regionally differing songs.

Crithagra striolata (Rüppell, 1840)

The streaky seedeater (Crithagra striolata) is a fringillid finch native to the eastern Afromontane.

Crithagra leucoptera Sharpe, 1871

Crithagra leucoptera, the protea canary, is an endemic South African bird with distinct plumage and vocal traits.

Crithagra tristriata (Rüppell, 1840)

Crithagra tristriata is a small, uniformly grey-brown canary that feeds on small seeds and grains from plants and shrubs.

Crithagra totta (Sparrman, 1786)

The Cape siskin (Crithagra totta) is a 13 cm bird with diagnostic white-tipped flight feathers and tail, and a weak, pleasant warbling song.

Crithagra symonsi (Roberts, 1916)

Crithagra symonsi, the Drakensberg siskin, is a small finch with distinct plumage for males, females, and juveniles.

Crithagra gularis (A.Smith, 1836)

Crithagra gularis, the streaky-headed seedeater, is a small 13–14 cm African seed-eating bird that lives in open scrub and woodland habitats.

Procarduelis nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)

The Dark-breasted rosefinch is a sexually dimorphic medium finch with specific breeding and winter habitats, feeding on seeds and berries.

Linaria flavirostris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Linaria flavirostris, the twite, is a small seed-eating finch that breeds across northern Eurasia with varying plumage by subspecies.

Linaria cannabina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Linaria cannabina, the common linnet, is a small passerine bird with a breeding range covering Europe, western Palearctic and North Africa.

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Thraupidae 274 species Tyrannidae 251 species Muscicapidae 193 species Furnariidae 141 species Passerellidae 96 species Corvidae 91 species Parulidae 88 species Turdidae 88 species

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