Yellow-crowned Canary
Serinus flavivertex
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusSerinus (Typical Serins and Allies)
- SpeciesSerinus flavivertex (Yellow-crowned Canary)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
White-bellied Canary
Crithagra dorsostriata
Reichenow's Seedeater
Crithagra reichenowi
Southern Grosbeak-Canary
Crithagra buchanani
Southern Citril
Crithagra hyposticta
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucopareia
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Grassveld Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
📅 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 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 3 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 16 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-crowned Canary in Amboseli National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Yellow-crowned Canary sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-crowned Canary in Amboseli National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-crowned Canary in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.