Genus

African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils

Crithagra

21 species in our catalog · found in 56 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyFringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
GenusCrithagra (African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils)

Species in this group

Crithagra striolata

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Crithagra mozambica

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Crithagra flaviventris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Crithagra reichenowi

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Crithagra sulphurata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Crithagra albogularis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Crithagra scotops

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Crithagra dorsostriata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Crithagra atrogularis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Crithagra burtoni

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Crithagra gularis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Crithagra buchanani

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crithagra frontalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crithagra citrinelloides

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crithagra hyposticta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crithagra tristriata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Crithagra totta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Crithagra citrinipectus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Crithagra leucopygia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Crithagra mennelli

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Crithagra donaldsoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5 of 21	~90%
	Streaky Seedeater			~90%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~30%
	Western Citril			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			~10%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 21	~80%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~50%
	Streaky Seedeater			~40%
	Brimstone Canary			~30%
	African Citril			~20%
	White-bellied Canary			<5%
3	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 21	~80%
	Streaky Seedeater			~70%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			~30%
	African Citril			~10%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			<5%
4	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5 of 21	~70%
	Streaky Seedeater			~50%
	Western Citril			~20%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
5	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 21	~70%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~70%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	Lemon-breasted Seedeater			<5%
6	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	6 of 21	~70%
	Yellow Canary			~40%
	White-throated Canary			~30%
	Brimstone Canary			~20%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			~10%
	Cape Siskin			<5%
	Forest Canary			<5%
7	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 21	~70%
	Yellow Canary			~60%
	White-throated Canary			~30%
8	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3 of 21	~70%
	Streaky Seedeater			~60%
	Brown-rumped Seedeater			~20%
	African Citril			~10%
9	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8 of 21	~60%
	Streaky Seedeater			~30%
	White-bellied Canary			~20%
	Southern Citril			~20%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			<5%
	Southern Grosbeak-Canary			<5%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
10	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6 of 21	~60%
	Streaky Seedeater			~30%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			~20%
	Western Citril			~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	Black-throated Canary			<5%
11	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 21	~60%
	Yellow Canary			~60%
	White-throated Canary			<5%
12	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 21	~60%
	Forest Canary			~30%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			~20%
	Yellow Canary			<5%
	Cape Siskin			<5%
13	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 21	~50%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~40%
	Black-throated Canary			~10%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			~10%
	Yellow Canary			~10%
14	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 21	~50%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~30%
	Southern Grosbeak-Canary			~20%
	Southern Citril			~10%
	White-bellied Canary			~10%
15	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6 of 21	~50%
	Brimstone Canary			~30%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	White-throated Canary			<5%
	Forest Canary			<5%
	Yellow Canary			<5%
16	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5 of 21	~50%
	Streaky Seedeater			~40%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	Western Citril			~10%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			<5%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
17	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 21	~50%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~50%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Lemon-breasted Seedeater			<5%
18	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	6 of 21	~50%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~40%
	White-bellied Canary			~10%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	African Citril			<5%
	Streaky Seedeater			<5%
19	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4 of 21	~50%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~40%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Western Citril			<5%
	Streaky Seedeater			<5%
20	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6 of 21	~40%
	Southern Citril			~20%
	Streaky Seedeater			~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			<5%
	White-bellied Canary			<5%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			<5%
21	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 21	~40%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~40%
	Lemon-breasted Seedeater			~10%
22	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 21	~40%
	White-bellied Canary			~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	Streaky Seedeater			<5%
23	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 21	~40%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~30%
	Brimstone Canary			~20%
	Lemon-breasted Seedeater			<5%
24	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 21	~40%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~40%
25	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6 of 21	~40%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~30%
	Lemon-breasted Seedeater			<5%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			<5%
	Yellow Canary			<5%
	Black-throated Canary			<5%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
26	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 21	~40%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			~20%
	Western Citril			~10%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			<5%
27	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 21	~30%
	Black-throated Canary			~30%
	Yellow Canary			~10%
	White-throated Canary			<5%
28	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 21	~30%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Streaky Seedeater			~10%
	African Citril			~10%
	White-bellied Canary			<5%
29	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 21	~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
30	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 21	~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Western Citril			<5%
	Streaky Seedeater			<5%
31	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 21	~30%
	Forest Canary			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Cape Siskin			~10%
32	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 21	~30%
	White-throated Canary			~20%
	Yellow Canary			~10%
	Black-throated Canary			~10%
33	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 21	~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Western Citril			<5%
	Streaky Seedeater			<5%
34	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3 of 21	~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Black-throated Canary			~10%
	Black-eared Seedeater			<5%
35	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 21	~30%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	White-bellied Canary			~10%
	Southern Citril			~10%
	Streaky Seedeater			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
36	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 21	~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~30%
37	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 21	~20%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			~20%
38	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3 of 21	~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	Black-eared Seedeater			<5%
39	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 21	~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
40	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 21	~20%
	White-bellied Canary			~10%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
41	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 21	~20%
	White-bellied Canary			~20%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			<5%
	Northern Grosbeak-Canary			<5%
42	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 21	~10%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	White-bellied Canary			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
	Streaky Seedeater			<5%
	Southern Citril			<5%
43	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 21	~10%
	Black-throated Canary			~10%
44	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 21	~10%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
45	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 21	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
46	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 21	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	Black-throated Canary			<5%
47	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 21	~10%
	White-bellied Canary			~10%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			<5%
	Southern Grosbeak-Canary			<5%
48	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 21	~10%
	Black-throated Canary			~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
	Yellow Canary			<5%
49	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 21	~10%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
50	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 21	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	White-rumped Seedeater			<5%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
51	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 21	~10%
	White-bellied Canary			~10%
52	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 21	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
53	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 21	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
54	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3 of 21	<5%
	Black-throated Canary			<5%
	Yellow Canary			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
55	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 21	<5%
	White-bellied Canary			<5%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			<5%
56	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 21	<5%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3 of 21	~90%
	Brown-rumped Seedeater			~80%
	Streaky Seedeater			~60%
	African Citril			~30%
2	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1 of 21	~80%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~80%
3	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5 of 21	~80%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~50%
	Western Citril			~30%
	Brimstone Canary			~20%
	Streaky Seedeater			~10%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			<5%
4	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 21	~70%
	Streaky Seedeater			~50%
	African Citril			~20%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
5	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 21	~50%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~40%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
6	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 21	~50%
	White-rumped Seedeater			~50%
7	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 21	~40%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
8	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	2 of 21	~40%
	White-rumped Seedeater			~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
9	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 21	~30%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Black-throated Canary			~10%
10	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 21	~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			~20%
	Black-throated Canary			~10%
	Yellow Canary			<5%
11	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 21	~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~30%
12	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 21	~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~30%
13	Lilongwe	🇲🇼 Malawi	2 of 21	~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Southern Citril			~10%
14	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 21	~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Black-throated Canary			~10%
15	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 21	~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			~10%
	Black-throated Canary			<5%
	Yellow Canary			<5%
16	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 21	~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
17	Freetown	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	1 of 21	~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
18	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 21	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
19	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	1 of 21	~10%
	White-rumped Seedeater			~10%
20	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 21	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	Western Citril			<5%
21	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 21	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
22	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 21	~10%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	Cape Siskin			<5%
	White-throated Canary			<5%
	Yellow Canary			<5%
	Forest Canary			<5%
23	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 21	~10%
	White-rumped Seedeater			~10%
24	Lubango	🇦🇴 Angola	1 of 21	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
25	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 21	<5%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
26	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 21	<5%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
27	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 21	<5%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Aviary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Bloedel Conservatory	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity

African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils

Species in this group

Streaky Seedeater

Yellow-fronted Canary

Yellow Canary

Reichenow's Seedeater

Brimstone Canary

White-throated Canary

Forest Canary

White-bellied Canary

Black-throated Canary

Thick-billed Seedeater

Streaky-headed Seedeater

Southern Grosbeak-Canary

Western Citril

African Citril

Southern Citril

Brown-rumped Seedeater

Cape Siskin

Lemon-breasted Seedeater

White-rumped Seedeater

Black-eared Seedeater

Northern Grosbeak-Canary

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found