Príncipe seedeater

Crithagra rufobrunnea

The Príncipe seedeater is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found only on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe off the west coast of Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
Príncipe seedeater (Crithagra rufobrunnea) Mucumbli, São Tomé. Dec 30, 2017 Crithagra rufobrunnea,Geotagged,Príncipe seedeater,São Tomé and Príncipe,Winter

Naming

The Príncipe 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 Príncipe seedeater were moved to the resurrected genus "Crithagra".

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyFringillidae
GenusCrithagra
SpeciesC. rufobrunnea
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Sao Tome and Principe