Streaky Seedeater

Streaky Seedeater

Crithagra striolata

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
at Addis Ababa

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

195 Verified sightings at Addis Ababa
4,389 In all 17 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Streaky Seedeater

The streaky seedeater (Crithagra striolata) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is native to the eastern Afromontane. The streaky 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 streaky seedeater were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.

In the Degua Tembien mountains, the bird was found to be a breeding resident of woodland edges, scrubland and forest edges. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:28

Kenya · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1179281 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:34

Burundi · 2025

© Bram Piot · XC972692 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Recording0:13

Rwanda · 2024

© Matt Slaymaker · XC918917 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~90%
2 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
3 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~60%
4 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~50%
5 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
6 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~40%
7 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
9 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
10 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
11 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
13 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Addis Ababa 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~60%
2 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
3 Kigali 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Streaky Seedeater in Addis Ababa?

Likely

About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Streaky Seedeater sighting in Addis Ababa on a given day, based on 195 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 109 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Streaky Seedeater in Addis Ababa?

May and September–October

In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Streaky Seedeater in Addis Ababa on a given day, against about 40% in January and April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Streaky Seedeater?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streaky Seedeater sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Addis Ababa the best place to see a Streaky Seedeater?

Yes

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Streaky Seedeater sightings, Addis Ababa has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Nairobi (Kenya, about 50%) and Kigali (Rwanda, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Streaky Seedeater live in Addis Ababa?

Same genus: Crithagra

The closest relatives of the Streaky Seedeater that you can see in Addis Ababa (genus Crithagra, African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils) are Brown-rumped Seedeater (about 80%) and African Citril (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Streaky Seedeater sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Streaky Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Addis Ababa (195 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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