Crithagra frontalis
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The western citril (Crithagra frontalis), also known as the yellow-browed citril, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in central Africa. The western citril 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 western citril were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Western Citril sighting in Kigali on a given day, based on 453 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 29th most-seen of the 244 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Western Citril in Kigali on a given day, against about 20% in June, the lowest month. That is one of Kigali's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 30 mm in July.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Citril sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Western Citril sightings, Kigali has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Kampala (Uganda, under 5%).
Same genus: Crithagra
The closest relatives of the Western Citril that you can see in Kigali (genus Crithagra, African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils) are Yellow-fronted Canary (about 50%), Brimstone Canary (about 20%) and Streaky Seedeater (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Citril is recorded against all the birds logged in Kigali (453 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
