West African Seedeater

West African SeedeaterThis canary-like finch occurs in West Africa. A 1909 account from The Gambia described it as a small gray bird with black stripes on the head and recorded it among other serins and sparrows.What does it look like?A 1909 Gambian observer described a small gray bird, slightly larger than a Singing Finch, with two or three longitudinal black stripes on its head.How does it live?This canary-like finch occurs in West Africa. A 1909 account from The Gambia described it as a small gray bird with black stripes on the head and recorded it among other serins and sparrows.Species-level compiled data describe it as resident in woodland and semi-open habitats and terrestrial in its way of life.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.