Brown-rumped Seedeater

Brown-Rumped Seedeater
In Ethiopia
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Genus:	Serinus
Species:	S. tristriatus
Binomial name
Serinus tristriatus R�ppell, 1840

The Brown-rumped Seedeater (Serinus tristriatus) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in the highlands of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia. It is widespread in towns, villages gardens, plantations and upland heath.

The phylogeny has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.^[1]

Description

Foraging Brown-Rumped Seedeater in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia

Length 13 cm. This is a drab uniform grey-brown canary with a small white supercillium. It has a plain (not streaked or spotted) breast with white under the chin. The the uniformity of its drabnes means it's eponymous 'brown rump' is often not apparent.

References

1. ^ Zamora, J; Moscoso J, Ruiz-del-Valle V, Ernesto L, Serrano-Vela JI, Ira-Cachafeiro J, Arnaiz-Villena A (2006). "Conjoint mitochondrial phylogenetic trees for canaries Serinus spp. and goldfinches Carduelis spp. show several specific polytomies". Ardeola 53(1): 1–17. http://www.ardeola.org/files/1260.pdf. 

• Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003) Birds of Africa south of the Sahara, Struik, Cape Town.
• BirdLife International 2004. Serinus tristriatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.

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