Yellow-throated seedeater

Crithagra flavigula

The Yellow-throated seedeater (Crithagra flavigula) is a bird found in Ethiopia. Found in Ethiopia. It eats seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Crithagra flavigula
Region	Africa
Found in	Ethiopia

🏡 Where the Yellow-throated seedeater lives

Found in Ethiopia.

🍽️ What it eats

🌰 Seeds & nuts100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 15 grams. It mostly eats seeds.

Hear the Yellow-throated seedeater

Recorded by Andrew Spencer (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC266665. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Yellow-throated seedeater

Where does the Yellow-throated seedeater live?

The Yellow-throated seedeater lives in Ethiopia. Found in Ethiopia.

What does the Yellow-throated seedeater eat?

seeds and nuts (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Yellow-throated seedeater endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.