Crithagra reichenowi
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Reichenow's Seedeater sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 284th most-seen of the 519 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.
February–March and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Reichenow's Seedeater in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and July–January, the lowest months. Those are among Ngorongoro Conservation Area's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in April.
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.
12th of 17
Of the 17 parks where we can rate Reichenow's Seedeater sightings, Ngorongoro Conservation Area ranks 12th at under 5%. 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 genus: Crithagra
The closest relatives of the Reichenow's Seedeater that you can see in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (genus Crithagra, African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils) are Streaky Seedeater (about 30%), White-bellied Canary (about 20%) and Southern Citril (about 20%), 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area (85 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.
