
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
- Nyika National ParkMalawi30 records
- Ruaha NPTanzania6 records
- TungamalengaTanzania1 record
More places
- Mikumi NPTanzania1 record
Countries and regions with the most records
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
Principe SeedeaterCrithagra rufobrunnea
Sao Tome GrosbeakCrithagra concolor
African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
Southern CitrilCrithagra hyposticta
Black-faced CanaryCrithagra capistrata
Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensis
Forest CanaryCrithagra scotops
White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygia
Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis
Yellow-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra xanthopygia
Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
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- EnglishYellow-browed Seedeater
- 简体中文黄眉丝雀
- 繁體中文黃眉絲雀
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- DeutschWhytigirlitz
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