Crithagra hyposticta
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 Mkomazi National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 169th most-seen of the 272 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Citril in Mkomazi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and December–January, the lowest months. May has too few records to rate.
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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Southern Citril sightings, Mkomazi National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 20%) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 20%).
Same genus: Crithagra
The closest relatives of the Southern Citril that you can see in Mkomazi National Park (genus Crithagra, African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils) are Reichenow's Seedeater (about 30%), Southern Grosbeak-Canary (about 20%) 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 Mkomazi National Park (17 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.
