Streaky Seed-eater
Serinus striolatus
Observed in a farming area near Eldoret, Rift Valley, Kenya. 3 April 2011. Elevation 2360 m.
Found commonly in cultivated plots and gardens in highland areas of the Rift Valley and in the neighborhoods of Nairobi. The conical bill is indicative of seed-eating birds. There is a broad white, sometimes yellowish, eyebrow stripe and a smaller stripe below the eye. A dark stripe extends down from the corner of the mouth.
Fringillidae -- Finch Family
Books:
- Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
- Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe