Thick-billed Seedeater
Crithagra burtoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusCrithagra (African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils)
- SpeciesCrithagra burtoni (Thick-billed Seedeater)
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Western Citril
Crithagra frontalis
Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica
Brimstone Canary
Crithagra sulphurata
Black-throated Canary
Crithagra atrogularis
Papyrus Canary
Crithagra koliensis
White-rumped Seedeater
Crithagra leucopygia
Yellow-crowned Canary
Serinus flavivertex
Oriole Finch
Linurgus olivaceus
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris reichenowi
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
📅 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 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Thick-billed Seedeater in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Thick-billed Seedeater sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 358 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Thick-billed Seedeater in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Thick-billed Seedeater in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.