Thick-billed Seedeater
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Thick-billed Seedeater

Crithagra burtoni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Virunga National Park
525 Verified records at Virunga National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The thick-billed seedeater (Crithagra burtoni) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is native to the Western High Plateau and Bioko, the Albertine rift montane forests and the East African montane forests. The thick-billed seedeater 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 thick-billed seedeater were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Thick-billed Seedeater sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 525 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

40–50% · Likely
Western Citril
LC

Western Citril

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra frontalis

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-fronted Canary
LC

Yellow-fronted Canary

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Crithagra mozambica

10–20% · With luck
Brimstone Canary
LC

Brimstone Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra sulphurata

5–10% · With luck
Papyrus Canary
LC

Papyrus Canary

Bird

Crithagra koliensis

<5% · Rare
Black-throated Canary
LC

Black-throated Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra atrogularis

<5% · Rare
Reichenow's Seedeater
LC

Reichenow's Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra reichenowi

Insufficient data
White-rumped Seedeater
LC

White-rumped Seedeater

Bird

Crithagra leucopygia

Insufficient data
Black-faced Canary
LC

Black-faced Canary

Bird

Crithagra capistrata

Insufficient data
Yellow-crowned Canary
LC

Yellow-crowned Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Serinus flavivertex

5–10% · With luck
Oriole Finch
LC

Oriole Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Linurgus olivaceus

<5% · Rare
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️ 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 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
3 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
7 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
8 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
14 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Thick-billed Seedeater in Virunga National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Thick-billed Seedeater sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 525 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Thick-billed Seedeater in Virunga National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Thick-billed Seedeater in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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