Crithagra frontalis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Citril sighting in Virunga National Park on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 119th most-seen of the 316 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Citril in Virunga National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, September–October and December, the lowest months.
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.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Western Citril sightings, Virunga National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. 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 Virunga National Park (genus Crithagra, African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils) are Streaky Seedeater (about 40%) and Yellow-fronted 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 Virunga National Park (42 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.
