Crithagra leucopygia
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The white-rumped seedeater (Crithagra leucopygia) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found throughout the Sahel and the eastern part of the Sudan region. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. It is known elsewhere and in aviculture as the grey singing finch.
The white-rumped 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 white-rumped seedeater were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra Swainson 1827. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maiduguri | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 2 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | N'Djamena | 🇹🇩 Chad | |
| 4 | Dakar | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bloedel Conservatory | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Seedeater sighting in Maiduguri on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 65 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.
August and December
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Seedeater in Maiduguri on a given day, against about 30% in July, the lowest month. Those are among Maiduguri's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against almost none in January. November has too few records to rate.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate White-rumped Seedeater sightings, Maiduguri has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, about 30%) and N'Djamena (Chad, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the White-rumped Seedeater that you can see in Maiduguri (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Greater Blue-eared Starling (about 90%), Common Bulbul (about 80%) and Long-tailed Glossy Starling (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-rumped Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Maiduguri (64 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.
