Black-eared Seedeater (Crithagra mennelli) - BirdLife species factsheet

Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Crithagra mennelli (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Serinus following Dowsett & Forbes-Watson (1993); Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993).

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Dowsett, R. J.; Forbes-Watson, A. D. 1993. Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Tauraco Press, Li
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	3,100,000	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals	unknown	not applicable	not applicable	0
Population trend	stable		suspected	-
Generation length (years)	3.8	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common or locally common (Clement 1999).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Angola	extant	native	yes
Botswana	extant	native	yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Malawi	extant	native	yes
Mozambique	extant	native	yes
Namibia	extant	native	yes
South Africa	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Zambia	extant	native	yes
Zimbabwe	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Angola	Cameia National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Marungu highlands
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Upemba National Park
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	Kundelungu National Park
Malawi	Nyika National Park (Malawi)
Malawi	South Viphya Forest Reserve
Malawi	Mtangatanga and Perekezi Forest Reserves
Malawi	Kasungu National Park
Malawi	Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
Malawi	Ntchisi Mountain Forest Reserve
Malawi	Dzalanyama Forest Reserve
Malawi	Namizimu Forest Reserve
Malawi	Mangochi Mountain Forest Reserve
Malawi	Liwonde National Park
Malawi	Liwonde Hills Forest Reserve
Mozambique	Chimanimani Mountains (Mozambique)
Tanzania	Selous Game Reserve
Zambia	Hillwood
Zambia	Source of the Zambezi
Zambia	Chitunta Plain
Zambia	Nkanga River Conservation Area
Zambia	Kafue National Park
Zambia	North Swaka
Zambia	Chisamba
Zambia	Lower Zambezi National Park
Zambia	Lukususi National Park
Zambia	Shiwa Ng'andu
Zambia	Lavushi Manda National Park
Zambia	Kasanka National Park
Zambia	Kalungwishi
Zimbabwe	Nyanga mountains
Zimbabwe	Nyanga lowlands/Honde valley
Zimbabwe	Hwange National Park
Zimbabwe	Chizarira National Park
Zimbabwe	Robert McIlwaine Recreational Park
Zimbabwe	Mavuradonha Mountains
Zambia	Mafinga Mountains
Zambia	Wonder Gorge
Zambia	Nyanje Hills
Zambia	Lusenga Plain National Park
Zambia	Mutinondo Wilderness
Zambia	Minyanya Plain

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Savanna	Dry	major	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Crithagra mennelli. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-eared-seedeater-crithagra-mennelli on 03/10/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 03/10/2023.