Crithagra frontalis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The western citril (Crithagra frontalis), also known as the yellow-browed citril, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in central Africa. The western 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 western citril were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Citril sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 252nd most-seen of the 434 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 and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Citril in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and September–January, the lowest months. Those are among Queen Elizabeth National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in April.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western 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.
6th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Western Citril sightings, Queen Elizabeth National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 20%), Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 20%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same genus: Crithagra
The closest relatives of the Western Citril that you can see in Queen Elizabeth National Park (genus Crithagra, African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils) are Yellow-fronted Canary (about 20%) and Brimstone Canary (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Citril is recorded against all the birds logged in Queen Elizabeth National Park (49 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.
