Crithagra dorsostriata
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Canary sighting in Serengeti National Park on a given day, based on 998 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 469 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Canary in Serengeti National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June and August–October, the lowest months. That is one of Serengeti National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 5 mm in July.
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.
Yes
Of the 14 parks where we can rate White-bellied Canary sightings, Serengeti National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come 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 Serengeti National Park (genus Crithagra, African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils) are Yellow-fronted Canary (about 10%) and Reichenow's Seedeater (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 Serengeti National Park (998 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.
