Crithagra dorsostriata
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Canary sighting in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 153rd most-seen of the 380 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, June–August and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Canary in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month. Those are among Tsavo West National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in November.
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.
4th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate White-bellied Canary sightings, Tsavo West National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 30%), Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 20%) and Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-bellied Canary is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo West National Park (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.
