---
title: "Streaky Seedeater"
description: "Crithagra striolata — Birds. The streaky seedeater (Crithagra striolata) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/streaky-seedeater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Streaky Seedeater

> Crithagra striolata — Birds. The streaky seedeater (Crithagra striolata) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.

- Scientific name: *Crithagra striolata*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 1136
- Wikidata: [Q27075845](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075845)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558619](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558619)

## Names

- en: Streaky Seedeater
- de: Strichelgirlitz
- es: Serín Estriado
- fr: Serin strié
- pt: Canário-listrado
- pl: Afrokulczyk kreskowany

## Countries with the most observations

KE (437), TZ (241), ET (146), UG (128), RW (90), ER (8)

## Summary

The streaky seedeater (Crithagra striolata) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.  It is native to the eastern Afromontane.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaky_seedeater

## Photo

![Streaky Seedeater](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/streaky-seedeater/medium.jpg)

Photo: Daniel · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/226730460

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/streaky-seedeater?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).