Siskins, Crossbills and Allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Fringillidae
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. There are 137 species worldwide and 18 species which occur in Tanzania.
- Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus
- Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
- Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex
- Western Citril Serinus frontalis
- Southern Citril Serinus hyposticutus
- Papyrus Canary Serinus koliensis
- Black-throated Canary Serinus atrogularis
- Reichenow's Seedeater Serinus reichenowi
- Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus
- Southern Grosbeak-Canary Serinus buchanani
- White-bellied Canary Serinus dorsostriatus
- Brimstone Canary Serinus sulphuratus
- Reichard's Seedeater Serinus reichardi
- Black-eared Seedeater Serinus mennelli
- Streaky Seedeater Serinus striolatus
- Yellow-browed Seedeater Serinus whytii
- Thick-billed Seedeater Serinus burtoni
- Tanzania Seedeater Serinus melanochrous (E)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tanzania
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