Protea Canary (Crithagra leucoptera)
About the Protea Canary
The protea canary (Crithagra leucoptera), also known as the protea seedeater, white-winged seedeater or Layard's seedeater, is a small passerine bird in the finch family. The protea canary 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 protea canary were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra. The protea canary is 15–16 cm in length with a large pale bill. The adult has grey-brown upperparts, a black chin, white throat and two thin buff wing bars. The underparts are buff with light streaking. The sexes are similar, but young birds are more heavily streaked below than the adults.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 16 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-SA · 8 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in South Africa in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloidesrecording
- Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowirecording
- Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.