African chaffinch

African chaffinch
Male, Morocco
Female, Tunisia
Conservation status
Not assessed
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Fringillinae
Genus:	Fringilla
Species:	F. spodiogenys
Binomial name
Fringilla spodiogenys Bonaparte, 1841
Synonyms
Fringilla coelebs spodiogenys

The African chaffinch (Fringilla spodiogenys), is a species of passerine bird in the genus Fringilla. This species can be found in southwestern Morocco through Tunisia and into western Libya in the Atlas Mountains and along the Mediterranean Coast, and also has an isolated population in northeastern Libya near the coast. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Eurasian chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs).^[1] Its habitat includes deciduous forests and lowlands, and during the nonbreeding season extends its habitat to open areas including weedy fields and olive groves.

The diet of the African chaffinch is similar to the Eurasian chaffinch, mostly eating small invertebrates and their larvae, as well as flowers, seeds, and buds.^[1]