Crithagra citrinelloides
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The African citril (Crithagra citrinelloides), also known as the Abyssinian citril, is a species of finch. It is found from Ethiopia and Eritrea to western Kenya. It is closely related to the western and southern citril, to which it was formerly considered conspecific.
The African 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 African citril were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.
This bird was studied in the Degua Tembien massif, and observed to be a breeding resident of woodland edges, forest edges and scrubland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 4 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addis Ababa | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Citril sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 202nd most-seen of the 369 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an African Citril in Lake Nakuru National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, July–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African 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 African Citril sightings, Lake Nakuru National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 20%), Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 10%) and Bale Mountains National Park (Ethiopia, about 10%).
Same genus: Crithagra
The closest relatives of the African Citril that you can see in Lake Nakuru National Park (genus Crithagra, African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils) are Reichenow's Seedeater (about 10%), Brimstone Canary (about 10%) 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 African Citril is recorded against all the birds logged in Lake Nakuru National Park (49 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.
