Crithagra citrinelloides
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an African Citril sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 247th most-seen of the 398 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an African Citril in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January to 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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate African Citril sightings, Masai Mara National Reserve ranks 5th at under 5%. 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 Masai Mara National Reserve (genus Crithagra, African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils) are Yellow-fronted Canary (about 40%), White-bellied Canary (about 10%) and Reichenow's 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 Masai Mara National Reserve (75 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.
