White-rumped Seedeater (Crithagra leucopygia)
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White-rumped Seedeater

Crithagra leucopygia Sundevall, 1850

≈11 cmLength11 gWeight

This finch inhabits dry savanna in the Sahel and is known in aviculture by a name meaning “gray song finch”.

Busiest months: January · Most records: Senegal, Gambia, Cameroon

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January · Most records: Senegal, Gambia, Cameroon

White-rumped Seedeater has been recorded at 63 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 16 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. RN TechnopoleSenegal54 records
  2. Ngor – Hotel Le CalaoSenegal44 records
  3. Waza NPCameroon31 records
More places
  1. PN Langue de Barbarie – ZebrabarSenegal22 records
  2. Tendaba – Tendaba CampGambia22 records
  3. RN de PopenguineSenegal18 records
  4. Toubacouta – Mangrove et brousseSenegal16 records
  5. W National ParkNiger15 records
  6. Bango – Djeuss et berges jusqu'à SanarSenegal14 records
  7. PN des Oiseaux du DjoudjSenegal14 records

Countries and regions with the most records

SenegalGambiaCameroonNigeriaUgandaGhanaNigerEthiopia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the White-rumped Seedeater?

The White-rumped Seedeater is about ≈11 cm long and weighs around 11 g.

Where does the White-rumped Seedeater live?

Its breeding range: Africa: western, central, eastern. It is most often recorded in Senegal, Gambia and Cameroon.

When is the best time to see the White-rumped Seedeater?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the White-rumped Seedeater endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the White-rumped Seedeater as Least Concern.

What does the White-rumped Seedeater eat?

Main food: Seeds.

What family is the White-rumped Seedeater in?

It belongs to the family Finches, Euphonias (Fringillidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈11 cm
Weight
11 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Seeds
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
67 mm
Tail
42 mm
Bill
10 mm
Tarsus
12 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: western, central, eastern

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae
Genus
Crithagra

Other birds in the genus Crithagra

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White-rumped Seedeater

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