Crithagra leucopygia
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Seedeater sighting in N'Djamena on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 40th most-seen of the 70 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Seedeater in N'Djamena on a given day, against about 10% in March, May and July, the lowest months. That is one of N'Djamena's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 190 mm in August. June, August and October–December have too few records to rate.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate White-rumped Seedeater sightings, N'Djamena ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Maiduguri (Nigeria, about 50%) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, about 30%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the White-rumped Seedeater that you can see in N'Djamena (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu (about 60%), Common Bulbul (about 60%) and Bronze Mannikin (about 40%), 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 N'Djamena (11 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.
