Crithagra hyposticta
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Citril sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 442 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 99th most-seen of the 519 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Citril in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, against about 10% in May–August, October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Ngorongoro Conservation Area's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
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.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Southern Citril sightings, Ngorongoro Conservation Area ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 20%).
Same genus: Crithagra
The closest relatives of the Southern Citril 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 Thick-billed Seedeater (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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area (442 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.
