Crithagra frontalis
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Citril sighting in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, based on 124 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th most-seen of the 156 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Western Citril in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, May–June and September, the lowest months. That is one of Volcanoes National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 250 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.
Yes
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Western Citril sightings, Volcanoes National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come 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 Volcanoes National Park (genus Crithagra, African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils) are Streaky Seedeater (about 90%), Yellow-fronted Canary (about 30%) 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 Volcanoes National Park (124 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.
