Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusCrithagra (African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils)
- SpeciesCrithagra mozambica (Yellow-fronted Canary)
The yellow-fronted canary (Crithagra mozambica) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is sometimes known in aviculture as the green singing finch or the green singer. This bird is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Its habitat is open woodland and cultivation. It nests in trees, laying three or four eggs in a compact cup nest. It has been introduced to Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, Assumption Island, Mafia Island, Puerto Rico, and the Hawaiian Islands, where it is found on western Hawaii, southeastern Oahu and Molokai. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Canary sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 411 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Brimstone Canary
Crithagra sulphurata
Lemon-breasted Seedeater
Crithagra citrinipectus
Forest Canary
Crithagra scotops
Streaky-headed Seedeater
Crithagra gularis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
Chlorocichla flaviventris
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
Common Square-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus ludwigii
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-fronted Canary in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Canary sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 411 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-fronted Canary in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-fronted Canary in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.