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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Canary sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Reichenow's Seedeater
Crithagra reichenowi
Yellow-browed Seedeater
Crithagra whytii
Brimstone Canary
Crithagra sulphurata
Reichard's Seedeater
Crithagra reichardi
Southern Citril
Crithagra hyposticta
Yellow-crowned Canary
Serinus flavivertex
Ashy Starling
Lamprotornis unicolor
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 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 Ruaha National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Canary sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-fronted Canary in Ruaha National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-fronted Canary in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.