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Streaky-headed seedeater

Crithagra gularis (A. Smith, 1836)

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The streaky-headed seedeater (Crithagra gularis) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15.2 g to 16 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Streaky-headed seedeater (Crithagra gularis)
Photo: DickDaniels ( http://theworldbirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the streaky-headed seedeater

Weight
15.2 g – 16 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
2.55 – 2.8src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the streaky-headed seedeater live?

Not recorded

What is the streaky-headed seedeater?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The streaky-headed seedeater or streaky-headed canary (Crithagra gularis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is an unobtrusive but widespread species in suitable habitats of southern Africa. Its presence in an area is revealed foremost by its callnotes.

From the Wikipedia article “Streaky-headed seedeater” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Streaky-headed_seedeater&oldid=1380715799), 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 streaky-headed seedeater endangered?

The streaky-headed 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 streaky-headed seedeater classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCrithagra
  7. SpeciesCrithagra gularis (A. Smith, 1836)

Synonyms Serinus gularis

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • SHSEEnglish
  • Streakyheaded canaryEnglish
  • Streakyheaded seedeaterEnglish
  • StreepkopsysieAfrikaans
  • كناري معرق الرأسArabic
  • آكل البذور معرق الرأسArabic
  • gafarró grisCatalan
  • zvonohlík proužkohlavýCzech
  • Brunøret SiskenDanish
  • BrauengirlitzGerman
  • SüdbrauengirlitzGerman
  • strikapa serinoEsperanto
  • Serín grisSpanish
  • valgekulm-rohtlavintEstonian
  • kalottihemppoFinnish
  • Serin grisFrench
  • Crithagre grisFrench
  • prugastoglava žutaricaCroatian
  • barna kanáricsízHungarian
  • Canarino testastriataItalian
  • Beccasemi testastriataItalian
  • ホオグロカナリアJapanese
  • ミナミキゴシカナリアJapanese
  • raibagalvis svilikėlisLithuanian
  • StreepkopkanarieDutch
  • stripehodeiriskNorwegian
  • afrokulczyk paskogłowyPolish
  • canário-de-cabeça-estriadaPortuguese
  • Пестроголовый канареечникRussian
  • Пестроголовый канареечный вьюрокRussian
  • kanárik škvrnitohlavýSlovak
  • vitbrynad siskaSwedish
  • Ak Kaşlı Boz İsketeTurkish
  • щедрик строкатоголовийUkrainian
  • 紋頭絲雀Chinese
  • 纹头丝雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the streaky-headed 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 streaky-headed seedeater?

An adult streaky-headed seedeater weighs 15.2 g – 16 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the streaky-headed seedeater endangered?

The streaky-headed 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 streaky-headed seedeater?

The streaky-headed seedeater (Crithagra gularis) 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). Streaky-headed seedeater (Crithagra gularis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/streaky-headed-seedeater

MLA

“Streaky-headed seedeater (Crithagra gularis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/streaky-headed-seedeater.

BibTeX
@misc{streaky_headed_seedeater_2026,
  title = {Streaky-headed seedeater (Crithagra gularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/streaky-headed-seedeater},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}