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title: "Streepkopkanarie"
description: "Crithagra gularis — Vogels. The streaky-headed seedeater or streaky-headed canary (Crithagra gularis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/streaky-headed-seedeater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Streepkopkanarie

> Crithagra gularis — Vogels. The streaky-headed seedeater or streaky-headed canary (Crithagra gularis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family.

- Scientific name: *Crithagra gularis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1799
- Wikidata: [Q27075840](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075840)
- iNaturalist taxon: [979671](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/979671)

## Names

- en: Streaky-headed Seedeater
- de: Brauengirlitz
- es: Serín Gris
- fr: Serin gris
- nl: Streepkopkanarie
- pt: Canário-de-cabeça-estriada
- pl: Afrokulczyk paskogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1649), ZW (59), LS (3)

## Summary

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 foremost by its callnotes.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/328352465

## Machine access

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