Forest Canary
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Forest Canary

Crithagra scotops

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
2 Verified records at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The forest canary (Crithagra scotops) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in South Africa and Eswatini. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The forest canary was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic. The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the forest canary were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

Yellow-fronted Canary
LC

Yellow-fronted Canary

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Crithagra mozambica

40–50% · Likely
Brimstone Canary
LC

Brimstone Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra sulphurata

5–10% · With luck
Lemon-breasted Seedeater
LC

Lemon-breasted Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra citrinipectus

<5% · Rare
Streaky-headed Seedeater
LC

Streaky-headed Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra gularis

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Very likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

70–80% · Very likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

60–70% · Likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

60–70% · Likely
Southern Fiscal
LC Endemic

Southern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collaris

40–50% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

40–50% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

40–50% · Likely
Black-crowned Tchagra
LC

Black-crowned Tchagra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tchagra senegalus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Forest Canary at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
5 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
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