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Protea canary

Crithagra leucoptera Sharpe, 1871

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The protea canary (Crithagra leucoptera) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 22.1 g to 22.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Protea canary (Crithagra leucoptera)
Photo: William Matthew Hart (1830-1908) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the protea canary

Weight
22.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the protea canary live?

Not recorded

What is the protea canary?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The protea canary (Crithagra leucoptera), also known as the protea seedeater, white-winged seedeater or Layard's seedeater, is a small passerine bird in the finch family.

From the Wikipedia article “Protea canary” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Protea_canary&oldid=1355101325), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the protea canary endangered?

The protea canary is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the protea canary classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCrithagra
  7. SpeciesCrithagra leucoptera Sharpe, 1871

Synonyms Lormarinsia leucoptera, Serinus leucopterus

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Layard’s seedeaterEnglish
  • PRCAEnglish
  • Protea seedeaterEnglish
  • White-winged seedeaterEnglish
  • WitvlerkkanarieAfrikaans
  • كناري بروطياArabic
  • آكل البذور بروطياArabic
  • آكل البذور لاياردArabic
  • آكل البذور أبيض الجناحArabic
  • gafarró de les proteesCatalan
  • zvonohlík kapskýCzech
  • Hvidvinget SiskenDanish
  • ProteagirlitzGerman
  • WeißflügelgirlitzGerman
  • protea serinoEsperanto
  • Serín de las proteasSpanish
  • prootea-rohtlavintEstonian
  • دانهخوار شکرپارهPersian
  • proteahemppoFinnish
  • Serin bifasciéFrench
  • Crithagre bifasciéFrench
  • Serin des protéasFrench
  • sivosmeđa žutaricaCroatian
  • fehérszárnyú csicsörkeHungarian
  • Canarino della proteaItalian
  • ハジロカナリアJapanese
  • baltasparnis svilikėlisLithuanian
  • WitbandkanarieDutch
  • proteairiskNorwegian
  • afrokulczyk płowyPolish
  • canário-d'asa-brancaPortuguese
  • canário-de-papo-brancoPortuguese
  • Белокрылый канареечникRussian
  • Белокрылый канареечный вьюрокRussian
  • kanárik čiernobradýSlovak
  • proteasiskaSwedish
  • Vitvingad siskaSwedish
  • Protea İsketesiTurkish
  • щедрик світлокрилийUkrainian
  • 白翅丝雀Chinese
  • 白翅絲雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the protea canary

Other species in the same genus Crithagra.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the protea canary?

An adult protea canary weighs 22.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the protea canary endangered?

The protea canary is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the protea canary?

The protea canary (Crithagra leucoptera) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Protea canary (Crithagra leucoptera). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/protea-canary

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“Protea canary (Crithagra leucoptera).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/protea-canary.

BibTeX
@misc{protea_canary_2026,
  title = {Protea canary (Crithagra leucoptera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/protea-canary},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}