Cape Canary
Serinus canicollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusSerinus (Typical Serins and Allies)
- SpeciesSerinus canicollis (Cape Canary)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Black-headed Canary
Serinus alario
Brimstone Canary
Crithagra sulphurata
Streaky-headed Seedeater
Crithagra gularis
Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica
White-throated Canary
Crithagra albogularis
Protea Canary
Crithagra leucoptera
Yellow Canary
Crithagra flaviventris
Forest Canary
Crithagra scotops
Cape Siskin
Crithagra totta
Black-throated Canary
Crithagra atrogularis
Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cape Canary in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Cape Canary sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Canary in Addo Elephant National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Cape Canary in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.