Yellow-fronted Canary
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Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park
41 Verified records at Niokolo-Koba National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Canary sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park

Long-tailed Glossy Starling
LC

Long-tailed Glossy Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis caudatus

80–90% · Very likely
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
LC

Yellow-crowned Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius barbarus

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Purple Glossy-Starling
LC

Purple Glossy-Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpureus

60–70% · Likely
Beautiful Sunbird
LC

Beautiful Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris pulchellus

60–70% · Likely
Red-billed Firefinch
LC

Red-billed Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta senegala

60–70% · Likely
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

40–50% · Likely
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

40–50% · Likely
Brown Babbler
LC

Brown Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides plebejus

40–50% · Likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

40–50% · Likely
Northern Black-Flycatcher
LC

Northern Black-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melaenornis edolioides

40–50% · Likely
White-crowned Robin-Chat
LC

White-crowned Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha albicapillus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
3 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
4 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
30–40%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
8 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
10 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
11 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
12 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
15 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
16 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
17 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
18 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
19 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
20 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
21 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
22 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
23 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
24 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
25 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
26 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
27 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
28 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
29 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
30 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
31 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
32 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
33 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
35 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
36 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
37 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
38 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
39 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-fronted Canary in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Canary sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-fronted Canary in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-fronted Canary in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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