Yellow-browed Seedeater (Crithagra whytii)
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Yellow-browed Seedeater

Crithagra whytii (Shelley, 1897)

22 gWeight

Most records: Malawi, Tanzania

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow-browed Seedeater has been recorded at 4 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Nyika National ParkMalawi30 records
  2. Ruaha NPTanzania6 records
  3. TungamalengaTanzania1 record
More places
  1. Mikumi NPTanzania1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

MalawiTanzania

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 Yellow-browed Seedeater?

The Yellow-browed Seedeater weighs around 22 g.

Where does the Yellow-browed Seedeater live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southern Tanzania and northern Malawi. It is most often recorded in Malawi and Tanzania.

What does the Yellow-browed Seedeater eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Yellow-browed Seedeater in?

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

At a glance

Weight
22 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
66 mm
Tail
60 mm
Bill
14 mm
Tarsus
21 mm

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

Range

Africa: southern Tanzania and northern Malawi

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae
Genus
Crithagra

Other birds in the genus Crithagra

Yellow-browed Seedeater

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