Crithagra hyposticta
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The southern citril (Crithagra hyposticta or Serinus hyposticus) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is endemic to the eastern Afromontane. The southern 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 southern citril were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilongwe | 🇲🇼 Malawi |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Citril sighting in Lake Manyara National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th most-seen of the 307 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Citril in Lake Manyara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern 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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Southern Citril sightings, Lake Manyara National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 20%), Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 20%) and Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 10%).
Same genus: Crithagra
The closest relatives of the Southern Citril that you can see in Lake Manyara National Park (genus Crithagra, African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils) are Reichenow's Seedeater (about 10%) and White-bellied Canary (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Citril is recorded against all the birds logged in Lake Manyara National Park (25 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
