Lesser Seedcracker (Pyrenestes minor)
About the Lesser Seedcracker
The lesser seedcracker or Nyasa seedcracker (Pyrenestes minor) is a fairly common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 925,000 km2 (357,000 mi2) and is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified the species as being of least concern.
A real field recording of the Lesser Seedcracker. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Malawi, Tanzania · xeno-canto lists 3 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinusprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.