Streaky seedeater
Crithagra striolata (Rüppell, 1840)
The streaky seedeater (Crithagra striolata) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 20 g to 22.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the streaky seedeater
- Weight
- 20 g – 22.4 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
- 3.25 – 3.5src 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 seedeater live?
Not recorded
What is the streaky seedeater?
The streaky seedeater (Crithagra striolata) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is native to the eastern Afromontane.
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What does the streaky seedeater sound like?
Is the streaky seedeater endangered?
The streaky seedeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 seedeater classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae
- genusCrithagra
- SpeciesCrithagra striolata (Rüppell, 1840)
Synonyms Pyrrhula striolata, Serinus striolatus
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- STSEEnglish
- آكل البذور المعرقArabic
- gafarró estriatCatalan
- zvonohlík proužkovanýCzech
- caneri rhesogWelsh
- Stribet SiskenDanish
- StrichelgirlitzGerman
- stria serinoEsperanto
- Serín estriadoSpanish
- triip-rohtlavintEstonian
- viiruhemppoFinnish
- Serin striéFrench
- Crithagre striéFrench
- maslinastokrila žutaricaCroatian
- Beccasemi striatoItalian
- タテフカナリアJapanese
- raibasis svilikėlisLithuanian
- Gestreepte KanarieDutch
- stripeiriskNorwegian
- afrokulczyk kreskowanyPolish
- canário-estriadoPortuguese
- canário-listradoPortuguese
- Пёстрый канареечникRussian
- Пёстрый канареечный вьюрокRussian
- kanárik pásikavýSlovak
- strimsiskaSwedish
- Çizgili İsketeTurkish
- щедрик строкатийUkrainian
- 条纹丝雀Chinese
- 條紋絲雀Chinese
Relatives of the streaky seedeater
Other species in the same genus Crithagra.
Yellow-fronted canary
Crithagra mozambica
Yellow canary
Crithagra flaviventris
Black-throated canary
Crithagra atrogularis
Drakensberg siskin
Crithagra symonsi
African citril
Crithagra citrinelloides
White-rumped seedeater
Crithagra leucopygia
CompareStreaky seedeater vs Yellow-fronted canaryStreaky seedeater vs Yellow canaryStreaky seedeater vs Black-throated canaryStreaky seedeater vs Drakensberg siskin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the streaky seedeater?
An adult streaky seedeater weighs 20 g – 22.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the streaky seedeater endangered?
The streaky 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 seedeater?
The streaky seedeater (Crithagra striolata) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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