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Reichenow's seedeater

Crithagra reichenowi (Salvadori, 1888)

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The reichenow's seedeater (Crithagra reichenowi) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.4 g to 11.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Reichenow's seedeater (Crithagra reichenowi)
Photo: ChriKo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the reichenow's seedeater

Weight
10.4 g – 11.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
desertsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src 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 reichenow's seedeater live?

Not recorded

What is the reichenow's seedeater?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Reichenow's seedeater (Crithagra reichenowi) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the black-throated canary.

The Reichenow'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 the Reichenow's seedeater were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.

From the Wikipedia article “Reichenow's seedeater” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reichenow%27s_seedeater&oldid=1380703619), 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 reichenow's seedeater endangered?

The reichenow'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 reichenow's seedeater classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCrithagra
  7. SpeciesCrithagra reichenowi (Salvadori, 1888)

Synonyms Crithagra atrogularis reichenowi, Ochrospiza reichenowi, Serinus angolensis hilgerti, Serinus angolensis reichenowi, Serinus atrogularis reichenowi, Serinus collaris, Serinus dimidiata, Serinus fagani, Serinus reichenowi

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Kenya yellow-rumped seedeaterEnglish
  • RESEEnglish
  • رقاح ريتشنوArabic
  • آكل البذور ريتشنوArabic
  • gafarró de ReichenowCatalan
  • Gulgumpet SiskenDanish
  • GraubrustgirlitzGerman
  • Kenianischer AngolagirlizGerman
  • ReichenowgirlitzGerman
  • rejŝnova serinoEsperanto
  • Serín de ReichenowSpanish
  • keenia rohtlavintEstonian
  • keltaperähemppoFinnish
  • Serin de ReichenowFrench
  • Crithagre de ReichenowFrench
  • žutoleđa žutaricaCroatian
  • Canarino di ReichenowItalian
  • Beccasemi di ReichenowItalian
  • ケニアキゴシカナリアJapanese
  • GeelstuitkanarieDutch
  • Reichenows KanarieDutch
  • sitrongumpiriskNorwegian
  • afrokulczyk etiopskiPolish
  • canário-de-reichenowPortuguese
  • canário-de-sobrancelha-brancaPortuguese
  • Canário-de-sobrancelhas-brancasPortuguese
  • Саванный канареечникRussian
  • Кенийский канареечный вьюрокRussian
  • kanárik semienkarSlovak
  • Rajhenov kanarinacSerbian
  • törnsiskaSwedish
  • reichenowsiskaSwedish
  • Reichenow İsketesiTurkish
  • щедрик буроволийUkrainian
  • 肯亞黃腰絲雀Chinese
  • 肯尼亚黄腰丝雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the reichenow'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 reichenow's seedeater?

An adult reichenow's seedeater weighs 10.4 g – 11.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the reichenow's seedeater endangered?

The reichenow'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 reichenow's seedeater?

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

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{reichenows_seedeater_2026,
  title = {Reichenow's seedeater (Crithagra reichenowi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/reichenows-seedeater},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}