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 Garden Route National Park
Forest Canary
Crithagra scotops
Streaky-headed Seedeater
Crithagra gularis
Brimstone Canary
Crithagra sulphurata
Cape Siskin
Crithagra totta
Yellow Canary
Crithagra flaviventris
White-throated Canary
Crithagra albogularis
Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Greater Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris afer
📅 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 Garden Route National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Cape Canary sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 133 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Canary in Garden Route National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Cape Canary in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.