Crithagra reichenowi
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Reichenow's seedeater (Crithagra reichenowi) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the black-throated canary. The Reichenow's 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 Reichenow's seedeater were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.
It is found frequently in eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Reichenow's Seedeater sighting in Meru National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 151st most-seen of the 243 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Reichenow's Seedeater in Meru National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June, September–October and December–March, the lowest months. Those are among Meru National Park's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against almost none in July. May and July–August have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Reichenow's Seedeater 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 17
Of the 17 parks where we can rate Reichenow's Seedeater sightings, Meru National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 50%), Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 30%) and Lake Manyara National Park (Tanzania, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Reichenow's Seedeater that you can see in Meru National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Superb Starling (about 90%), White-headed Buffalo-Weaver (about 80%) and Fork-tailed Drongo (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Reichenow's Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Meru National Park (15 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.
