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Reichard's seedeater

Crithagra reichardi (Reichenow, 1882)

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The reichard's seedeater (Crithagra reichardi) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15.4 g to 15.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Reichard's seedeater (Crithagra reichardi)
Photo: Lip Kee from Singapore, Republic of Singapore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the reichard's seedeater

Weight
15.4 g – 15.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the reichard's seedeater live?

Not recorded

What is the reichard's seedeater?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Reichard's seedeater (Crithagra reichardi) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.

It is native to the miombo savanna (mainly Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania).

It is named after the German explorer Paul Reichard.

Reichard's seedeater was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic. The genus was therefore split and a number of species including Reichard's seedeater were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra. The stripe-breasted seedeater (C. striatipectus) was formerly conspecific, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.

From the Wikipedia article “Reichard's seedeater” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reichard%27s_seedeater&oldid=1380595492), 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 reichard's seedeater endangered?

The reichard's seedeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the reichard's seedeater classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCrithagra
  7. SpeciesCrithagra reichardi (Reichenow, 1882)

Synonyms Poliospiza reichardi, Serinus melanochrous melanochrous, Serinus reichardi

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Reichard's seedeater (Reichard's)English
  • RESEEnglish
  • آكل البذور ريتشاردArabic
  • gafarró de ReichardCatalan
  • zvonohlík východoafrickýCzech
  • Miombo SiskenDanish
  • MiombogirlitzGerman
  • mjomba serinoEsperanto
  • Serín de ReichardSpanish
  • viir-rohtlavintEstonian
  • viirukalottihemppoFinnish
  • sambiankalottihemppoFinnish
  • Serin de ReichardFrench
  • Crithagre de ReichardFrench
  • prugastoprsa žutaricaCroatian
  • Reichard-kanáricsízHungarian
  • Canarino di ReichardItalian
  • Beccasemi di ReichardItalian
  • ムナフホオグロカナリアJapanese
  • raibakrūtis svilikėlisLithuanian
  • MiombokanarieDutch
  • bantuiriskNorwegian
  • afrokulczyk białobrewyPolish
  • canário-de-reichardPortuguese
  • Canário-de--de-reichardPortuguese
  • canário-de-peito-listradoPortuguese
  • canário-de-peito-riscadoPortuguese
  • Пестрогрудый канареечникRussian
  • Пестрогрудый канареечный вьюрокRussian
  • kanárik obočnatýSlovak
  • miombosiskaSwedish
  • reichardsiskaSwedish
  • Reichard İsketesiTurkish
  • щедрик білобровийUkrainian
  • 理查紋頭絲雀Chinese
  • 雷氏纹胸丝雀Chinese

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Relatives of the reichard's seedeater

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 reichard's seedeater?

An adult reichard's seedeater weighs 15.4 g – 15.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the reichard's seedeater endangered?

The reichard's seedeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the reichard's seedeater?

The reichard's seedeater (Crithagra reichardi) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Reichard's seedeater (Crithagra reichardi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/reichards-seedeater

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BibTeX
@misc{reichards_seedeater_2026,
  title = {Reichard's seedeater (Crithagra reichardi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/reichards-seedeater},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}