The West African seedeater (''Crithagra canicapilla'') is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, southern Mali and northern Ivory Coast across to southern Niger and northern Cameroon. Some authorities have considered the West African seedeater as a

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

of the

streaky-headed seedeater The streaky-headed seedeater or streaky-headed canary (''Crithagra gularis'') is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is an unobtrusive but widespread species in suitable habitats of southern Africa. Its presence in an area is revealed ...

(''Crithagra gularis''). Three subspecies are recognised: * ''C. c. canicapilla'' ( Du Bus de Gisignies, 1855) * ''C. c. elgonensis'' ( Ogilvie-Grant, 1912) * ''C. c. montanorum'' ( Bannerman, 1923)

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