Crithagra dorsostriata
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The white-bellied canary (Crithagra dorsostriata) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. The white-bellied canary 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 white-bellied canary were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 7 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Canary sighting in Mkomazi National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 192nd most-seen of the 272 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Canary in Mkomazi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June and December, the lowest months. That is one of Mkomazi National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 150 mm in December. May has too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-bellied Canary sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate White-bellied Canary sightings, Mkomazi National Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 30%), Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 20%) and Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 20%).
Same genus: Crithagra
The closest relatives of the White-bellied Canary 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 Southern Citril (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-bellied Canary is recorded against all the birds logged in Mkomazi National Park (12 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.
